Which has higher children out of school, primary, Philippines or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 2.01 million against 1.62 million in Philippines as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tanzania?

35 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Philippines vs Tanzania: Children out of school, primary

Philippines

1.62 million

in 2024

Tanzania

2.01 million

in 2024

Philippines rank

9th

Tanzania rank

7th

Children out of school, primary over time

Philippines
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.01 million against 1.62 million in Philippines, a difference of 395,220.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.

Philippines ranks 9th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	918,601	1.49 million	568,479	Tanzania
1980s	788,237	1.92 million	1.13 million	Tanzania
1990s	1.16 million	2.85 million	1.69 million	Tanzania
2000s	1.77 million	1.11 million	663,457	Philippines
2010s	1.44 million	1.88 million	437,840	Tanzania
2020s	1.51 million	1.63 million	116,518	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Philippines or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 2.01 million against 1.62 million in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Philippines and Tanzania?: 395,220, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tanzania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Tanzania rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Philippines ranks 9th and Tanzania 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: 20 August 2026

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