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

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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Ukraine: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Somalia

493,532 number

in 2020

Ukraine

478,550 number

in 2014

Somalia rank

55th

Ukraine rank

56th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

Somalia
Ukraine

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 493,532 number against 478,550 number in Ukraine, a difference of 14,982 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ukraine ahead.

Somalia ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 56th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1970s	120,095 number	715,974 number	595,879 number	Ukraine
1980s	199,229 number	745,346 number	546,117 number	Ukraine
1990s	240,274 number	695,841 number	455,568 number	Ukraine
2000s	343,233 number	440,941 number	97,708 number	Ukraine
2010s	416,164 number	430,603 number	14,438 number	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Somalia or Ukraine?: Somalia, at 493,532 number against 478,550 number in Ukraine as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Somalia and Ukraine?: 14,982 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Ukraine?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Somalia and Ukraine rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?: Somalia ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 56th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/