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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Somalia

414,553 number

in 2020

Zambia

462,315 number

in 2020

Somalia rank

56th

Zambia rank

53rd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Somalia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 462,315 number against 414,553 number in Somalia, a difference of 47,762 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Somalia ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 53rd of 205 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	92,921 number	116,501 number	23,580 number	Zambia
1980s	159,680 number	166,103 number	6,423 number	Zambia
1990s	174,843 number	226,709 number	51,866 number	Zambia
2000s	248,591 number	286,364 number	37,773 number	Zambia
2010s	358,984 number	391,585 number	32,601 number	Zambia
2020s	414,553 number	462,315 number	47,762 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Somalia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 462,315 number against 414,553 number in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Somalia and Zambia?: 47,762 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Somalia ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 53rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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