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

12,570 number, with Senegal ahead.

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

51 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.

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

Senegal

1.38 million number

in 2020

Somalia

1.37 million number

in 2020

Senegal rank

56th

Somalia rank

57th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Senegal
Somalia

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.38 million number against 1.37 million number in Somalia, a difference of 12,570 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 57th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	383,235 number	313,540 number	69,695 number	Senegal
1980s	530,940 number	530,970 number	30 number	Somalia
1990s	718,459 number	609,007 number	109,452 number	Senegal
2000s	896,855 number	884,305 number	12,549 number	Senegal
2010s	1.17 million number	1.20 million number	35,677 number	Somalia
2020s	1.38 million number	1.37 million number	12,570 number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Senegal or Somalia?: Senegal, at 1.38 million number against 1.37 million number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Senegal and Somalia?: 12,570 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Senegal ranks 56th 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.