Somalia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
Somalia
563,666
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
31.56 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
49th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
46th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Somalia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 31.56 million against 563,666 in Somalia, a difference of 30.99 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 56.0 times Somalia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 49th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 46th of 222 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105,444 | 8.52 million | 8.42 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 160,142 | 11.30 million | 11.14 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 191,033 | 14.99 million | 14.80 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 262,780 | 19.35 million | 19.08 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 370,425 | 25.20 million | 24.83 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 474,325 | 30.58 million | 30.10 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Somalia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 31.56 million against 563,666 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 30.99 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 49th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 46th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release