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

Somalia
426,598 number
in 2020
Zambia
473,702 number
in 2020
Somalia rank
56th
Zambia rank
53rd

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

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 473,702 number against 426,598 number in Somalia, a difference of 47,104 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 53rd of 204 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 95,946 number 121,281 number 25,335 number Zambia
1980s 164,220 number 172,769 number 8,548 number Zambia
1990s 181,399 number 233,456 number 52,058 number Zambia
2000s 260,879 number 295,130 number 34,251 number Zambia
2010s 370,232 number 405,218 number 34,985 number Zambia
2020s 426,598 number 473,702 number 47,104 number Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 473,702 number against 426,598 number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Somalia and Zambia?
47,104 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 53rd 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.