How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

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

Somalia

1.25 million number

in 2014

Zimbabwe

1.35 million number

in 2015

Somalia rank

69th

Zimbabwe rank

67th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Somalia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.35 million number against 1.25 million number in Somalia, a difference of 107,750 number.

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

Across all 45 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 203 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	371,865 number	518,254 number	146,389 number	Zimbabwe
1980s	619,919 number	813,366 number	193,448 number	Zimbabwe
1990s	694,599 number	1.17 million number	472,252 number	Zimbabwe
2000s	863,739 number	1.36 million number	496,726 number	Zimbabwe
2010s	1.15 million number	1.38 million number	229,282 number	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Somalia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1.35 million number against 1.25 million number in Somalia as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 107,750 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Somalia ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th 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: 21 August 2026

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