Senegal vs Somalia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Senegal
2.57 million number
in 2020
Somalia
2.30 million number
in 2020
Senegal rank
57th
Somalia rank
59th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Senegal
  • Somalia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.57 million number against 2.30 million number in Somalia, a difference of 269,150 number.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 57th and Somalia ranks 59th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 710,748 number 457,029 number 253,719 number Senegal
1980s 946,256 number 863,705 number 82,551 number Senegal
1990s 1.34 million number 972,086 number 364,392 number Senegal
2000s 1.78 million number 1.33 million number 449,517 number Senegal
2010s 2.22 million number 1.98 million number 245,911 number Senegal
2020s 2.57 million number 2.30 million number 269,150 number Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Senegal or Somalia?
Senegal, at 2.57 million number against 2.30 million number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Senegal and Somalia?
269,150 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, secondary education, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 57th and Somalia ranks 59th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.