Somalia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, upper secondary education, female
Somalia
838,208
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
40.19 million
in 2024
Somalia rank
45th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
48th
School age population, upper secondary education, female over time
- Somalia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 40.19 million against 838,208 in Somalia, a difference of 39.35 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 47.9 times Somalia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 45th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 48th of 220 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 154,687 | 10.41 million | 10.26 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 262,723 | 14.32 million | 14.06 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 315,145 | 19.91 million | 19.59 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 429,025 | 24.54 million | 24.12 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 622,682 | 31.21 million | 30.59 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 793,062 | 38.38 million | 37.59 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Somalia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 40.19 million against 838,208 in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 39.35 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Somalia ranks 45th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 48th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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