Tanzania vs Zambia: Children out of school, female
Tanzania
13.5%
in 2024
Zambia
13.8%
in 2017
Tanzania rank
42nd
Zambia rank
41st
Children out of school, female over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.8% against 13.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 41st of 177 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.6% | 23.1% | 17.5% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 30.7% | 19.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.1% | 1.5% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 2.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, female, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.8% against 13.5% in Tanzania as of 2017.
- What is the difference in children out of school, female between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, female?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 41st of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.