Rwanda vs Somalia: School age population, tertiary education, female

Rwanda
583,824 number
in 2019
Somalia
623,753 number
in 2014
Rwanda rank
70th
Somalia rank
69th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 623,753 number against 583,824 number in Rwanda, a difference of 39,929 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 204,574 number 185,721 number 18,854 number Rwanda
1980s 253,643 number 304,004 number 50,361 number Somalia
1990s 304,187 number 349,580 number 45,394 number Somalia
2000s 462,247 number 432,096 number 30,152 number Rwanda
2010s 531,189 number 573,808 number 42,619 number Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Rwanda or Somalia?
Somalia, at 623,753 number against 583,824 number in Rwanda as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Rwanda and Somalia?
39,929 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

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