Canada vs Somalia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Canada
398,025 number
in 2020
Somalia
426,598 number
in 2020
Canada rank
58th
Somalia rank
56th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 426,598 number against 398,025 number in Canada, a difference of 28,573 number.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 56th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 454,179 number 95,946 number 358,232 number Canada
1980s 369,637 number 164,220 number 205,417 number Canada
1990s 390,115 number 181,399 number 208,716 number Canada
2000s 411,065 number 260,879 number 150,186 number Canada
2010s 375,928 number 370,232 number 5,696 number Canada
2020s 398,025 number 426,598 number 28,573 number Somalia

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, Canada or Somalia?
Somalia, at 426,598 number against 398,025 number in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Canada and Somalia?
28,573 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Somalia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Canada and Somalia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 56th of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.