What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Nepal and Somalia?

22,740 number, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Somalia?

42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

Nepal vs Somalia: School age population, primary education, male

Nepal

1.39 million number

in 2020

Somalia

1.37 million number

in 2020

Nepal rank

55th

Somalia rank

57th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Nepal
Somalia

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.39 million number against 1.37 million number in Somalia, a difference of 22,740 number.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 55th and Somalia ranks 57th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	786,813 number	268,080 number	518,733 number	Nepal
1980s	1.12 million number	536,538 number	585,473 number	Nepal
1990s	1.43 million number	609,007 number	823,167 number	Nepal
2000s	1.76 million number	884,305 number	872,693 number	Nepal
2010s	1.56 million number	1.20 million number	354,583 number	Nepal
2020s	1.39 million number	1.37 million number	22,740 number	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Nepal or Somalia?: Nepal, at 1.39 million number against 1.37 million number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Nepal and Somalia?: 22,740 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Somalia?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Somalia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Nepal ranks 55th and Somalia ranks 57th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator: School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.