Angola vs Tanzania: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Angola
2.28 million children
in 2023
Tanzania
2.01 million children
in 2024
Angola rank
6th
Tanzania rank
7th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Angola
- Tanzania
How they compare
Angola currently reports 2.28 million children against 2.01 million children in Tanzania, a difference of 270,530 children.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Tanzania ahead.
Angola ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 900,507 children | 3.04 million children | 2.14 million children | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 388,327 children | 296,890 children | 91,437 children | Angola |
| 2010s | 463,739 children | 868,812 children | 405,074 children | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.28 million children | 1.68 million children | 599,870 children | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Angola or Tanzania?
- Angola, at 2.28 million children against 2.01 million children in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Angola and Tanzania?
- 270,530 children, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Tanzania rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Angola ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.