Tanzania, United Republic of vs Uganda: Enrolment in primary education, female

Tanzania, United Republic of
5.30 million number
in 2019
Uganda
4.45 million number
in 2017
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
02.0M4.0M6.0M197019942019

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5.30 million number against 4.45 million number in Uganda, a difference of 859,570 number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania, United Republic of Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 777,026 number 396,760 number 380,266 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 1.64 million number 852,354 number 784,429 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 1.89 million number 1.68 million number 209,013 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 3.43 million number 3.67 million number 240,385 number Uganda
2010s 4.28 million number 4.23 million number 52,829 number Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5.30 million number against 4.45 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?
859,570 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.