Somalia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Somalia
1.98 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
88.36 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
38th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
36th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Somalia
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 88.36 million against 1.98 million in Somalia, a difference of 86.38 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 44.6 times Somalia's.

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

Somalia ranks 38th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 36th of 222 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 262,484 28.31 million 28.04 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 424,288 37.75 million 37.32 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 567,352 49.16 million 48.59 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.11 million 60.13 million 59.02 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.41 million 76.11 million 74.70 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.83 million 86.17 million 84.34 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Somalia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 88.36 million against 1.98 million in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
86.38 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 38th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 36th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release