Somalia vs Zambia: School age population, tertiary education, female
Somalia
934,579
in 2025
Zambia
1.06 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
60th
Zambia rank
57th
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.06 million against 934,579 in Somalia, a difference of 128,231.
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 | 205,266 | 215,546 | 10,281 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 301,078 | 309,609 | 8,531 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 329,907 | 433,352 | 103,444 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 471,455 | 578,729 | 107,273 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 627,158 | 775,857 | 148,699 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 869,458 | 984,700 | 115,243 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Somalia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.06 million against 934,579 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Somalia and Zambia?
- 128,231, 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, female?
- 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, female (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