Somalia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, lower secondary education, female

Somalia
1.00 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
47.65 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
46th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
44th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Somalia
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 47.65 million against 1.00 million in Somalia, a difference of 46.65 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 47.6 times Somalia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 44th of 220 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 100,208 13.23 million 13.13 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 150,831 16.68 million 16.53 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 178,053 20.64 million 20.46 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 242,609 28.20 million 27.96 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 347,322 36.86 million 36.51 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 618,651 45.79 million 45.17 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, lower secondary education, female, Somalia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 47.65 million against 1.00 million in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
46.65 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, lower secondary education, female?
Somalia ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 44th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release