Guinea vs Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Guinea
1.13 million number
in 2017
Somalia
1.25 million number
in 2014
Guinea rank
71st
Somalia rank
69th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.25 million number against 1.13 million number in Guinea, a difference of 119,500 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 71st and Somalia ranks 69th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 394,569 number 371,865 number 22,704 number Guinea
1980s 470,232 number 619,919 number 149,686 number Somalia
1990s 603,120 number 694,599 number 91,479 number Somalia
2000s 768,794 number 863,739 number 94,945 number Somalia
2010s 961,803 number 1.15 million number 185,725 number Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.25 million number against 1.13 million number in Guinea as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Guinea and Somalia?
119,500 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 71st and Somalia ranks 69th of 203 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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