Somalia vs WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Somalia
1.89 million
in 2025
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
112.16 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
60th
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank
59th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Somalia
  • WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification currently reports 112.16 million against 1.89 million in Somalia, a difference of 110.27 million.

That makes WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification's figure about 59.5 times Somalia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 60th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 59th of 221 countries.

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification Difference Ahead
1970s 412,720 33.36 million 32.95 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
1980s 605,851 42.07 million 41.47 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
1990s 662,131 54.69 million 54.03 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2000s 952,808 71.59 million 70.64 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2010s 1.27 million 91.33 million 90.06 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2020s 1.73 million 108.31 million 106.58 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Somalia or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, at 112.16 million against 1.89 million in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Somalia and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
110.27 million, with WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Somalia and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Somalia ranks 60th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 59th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release