What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2.23 million, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

26 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Children out of school, primary

Ethiopia

4.24 million

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

2.01 million

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

4th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

7th

Children out of school, primary over time

Ethiopia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.24 million against 2.01 million in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2.23 million.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.95 million	2.40 million	2.55 million	Ethiopia
1990s	6.83 million	2.97 million	3.87 million	Ethiopia
2000s	6.12 million	1.33 million	4.79 million	Ethiopia
2010s	3.55 million	1.46 million	2.09 million	Ethiopia
2020s	4.47 million	1.66 million	2.80 million	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Ethiopia, at 4.24 million against 2.01 million in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.23 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.