Tanzania vs Yemen: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Tanzania
2.01 million children
in 2024
Yemen
1.55 million children
in 2016
Tanzania rank
7th
Yemen rank
10th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Tanzania
- Yemen
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.01 million children against 1.55 million children in Yemen, a difference of 459,890 children.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 million children | 1.81 million children | 1.26 million children | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.15 million children | 1.40 million children | 257,010 children | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.41 million children | 1.37 million children | 39,180 children | Tanzania |
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, Tanzania or Yemen?
- Tanzania, at 2.01 million children against 1.55 million children in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Tanzania and Yemen?
- 459,890 children, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Yemen?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Tanzania and Yemen rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Tanzania ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 10th 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.