GPE: Region 3 vs Somalia: School age population, primary education, male
GPE: Region 3
71.65 million
in 2024
Somalia
1.20 million
in 2025
GPE: Region 3 rank
64th
Somalia rank
64th
School age population, primary education, male over time
- GPE: Region 3
- Somalia
How they compare
GPE: Region 3 currently reports 71.65 million against 1.20 million in Somalia, a difference of 70.45 million.
That makes GPE: Region 3's figure about 59.9 times Somalia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, GPE: Region 3 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 64th and Somalia ranks 64th of 221 groups.
GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 3 | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.95 million | 345,398 | 39.61 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1980s | 48.38 million | 537,357 | 47.85 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1990s | 58.29 million | 626,517 | 57.66 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2000s | 63.83 million | 909,967 | 62.92 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2010s | 67.74 million | 1.21 million | 66.52 million | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2020s | 71.64 million | 1.34 million | 70.29 million | GPE: Region 3 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, GPE: Region 3 or Somalia?
- GPE: Region 3, at 71.65 million against 1.20 million in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between GPE: Region 3 and Somalia?
- 70.45 million, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 3 and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Region 3 and Somalia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 64th and Somalia ranks 64th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release