Which has higher expenditure on primary education, OECD members or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 49.2% against 26.9% in OECD members as of 2014.

What is the difference in expenditure on primary education between OECD members and Tanzania, United Republic of?

22.3%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

OECD members vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Expenditure on primary education

OECD members

26.9%

in 2016

Tanzania, United Republic of

49.2%

in 2014

OECD members rank

18th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

19th

Expenditure on primary education over time

OECD members
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 49.2% against 26.9% in OECD members, a difference of 22.3%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 24 groups.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	25.7%	51.2%	25.5%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	26.8%	49.2%	22.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on primary education, OECD members or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 49.2% against 26.9% in OECD members as of 2014.
What is the difference in expenditure on primary education between OECD members and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22.3%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2014.
How do OECD members and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for expenditure on primary education?: OECD members ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 24 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,089 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.