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

Somalia
975,621
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
43.73 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
38th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
36th

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

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 43.73 million against 975,621 in Somalia, a difference of 42.76 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 44.8 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 130,042 14.11 million 13.98 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 209,836 18.76 million 18.55 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 279,468 24.40 million 24.12 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 548,114 29.84 million 29.30 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 693,351 37.69 million 37.00 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 900,598 42.65 million 41.75 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, female, Somalia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 43.73 million against 975,621 in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
42.76 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, female?
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, 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