Guinea vs Somalia: School age population, primary education, female

Guinea
1.14 million
in 2025
Somalia
1.16 million
in 2025
Guinea rank
65th
Somalia rank
64th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.16 million against 1.14 million in Guinea, a difference of 26,880.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Guinea ranks 65th and Somalia ranks 64th of 222 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 331,028 339,916 8,887 Somalia
1980s 416,035 526,947 110,912 Somalia
1990s 559,448 610,418 50,970 Somalia
2000s 752,610 884,012 131,402 Somalia
2010s 915,403 1.18 million 265,963 Somalia
2020s 1.09 million 1.28 million 198,185 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.16 million against 1.14 million in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Guinea and Somalia?
26,880, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Guinea ranks 65th and Somalia ranks 64th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release