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

Rwanda
1.16 million number
in 2019
Somalia
1.25 million number
in 2014
Rwanda rank
70th
Somalia rank
69th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.25 million number against 1.16 million number in Rwanda, a difference of 90,360 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 69th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 404,828 number 371,865 number 32,963 number Rwanda
1980s 500,826 number 619,919 number 119,092 number Somalia
1990s 597,244 number 694,599 number 97,355 number Somalia
2000s 895,503 number 863,739 number 31,764 number Rwanda
2010s 1.05 million number 1.15 million number 93,898 number Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Rwanda or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.25 million number against 1.16 million number in Rwanda as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Rwanda and Somalia?
90,360 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 70th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rwanda vs Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-tertiary-education-both-sexes-number/rwanda/somalia-fed-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-tertiary-education-both-sexes-number/rwanda/somalia-fed-rep/">Rwanda vs Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.