SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Somalia: School age population, pre-primary education, female

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
42.34 million
in 2024
Somalia
975,621
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
40th
Somalia rank
38th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

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

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 42.34 million against 975,621 in Somalia, a difference of 41.36 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 43.4 times Somalia's.

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

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 38th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 13.25 million 130,042 13.12 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 17.91 million 209,836 17.70 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 23.56 million 279,468 23.28 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 28.89 million 548,114 28.34 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 36.53 million 693,351 35.84 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 41.30 million 900,598 40.39 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Somalia?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 42.34 million against 975,621 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Somalia?
41.36 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Somalia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Somalia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release