Somalia vs Zimbabwe: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Somalia
816,013 number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
730,665 number
in 2020
Somalia rank
75th
Zimbabwe rank
77th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 816,013 number against 730,665 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 85,348 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Somalia ranks 75th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 182,956 number 297,209 number 114,254 number Zimbabwe
1980s 314,793 number 435,897 number 121,104 number Zimbabwe
1990s 343,821 number 601,782 number 257,961 number Zimbabwe
2000s 485,501 number 640,186 number 154,685 number Zimbabwe
2010s 706,462 number 716,328 number 9,866 number Zimbabwe
2020s 816,013 number 730,665 number 85,348 number Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 816,013 number against 730,665 number in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
85,348 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 75th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.