Somalia vs Zambia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes
Somalia
1.89 million
in 2025
Zambia
2.11 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
60th
Zambia rank
57th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.11 million against 1.89 million in Somalia, a difference of 224,570.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Somalia ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 57th of 221 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 412,720 | 423,788 | 11,068 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 605,851 | 610,224 | 4,373 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 662,131 | 852,093 | 189,962 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 952,808 | 1.15 million | 195,082 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.27 million | 1.54 million | 272,767 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.76 million | 1.95 million | 198,470 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Somalia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.11 million against 1.89 million in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Somalia and Zambia?
- 224,570, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Somalia ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 57th 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
February 2026 Data Release