Gambia vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Gambia
14.7%
in 2019
Tanzania
13.4%
in 2019
Gambia rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
35th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Gambia
  • Tanzania
020406080197119952019

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 14.7% against 13.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 74.8% 51.6% 23.2% Gambia
1980s 45.9% 37.2% 8.7% Gambia
1990s 44.5% 49.5% 5.0% Tanzania
2000s 34.9% 20.0% 14.8% Gambia
2010s 24.6% 14.2% 10.5% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Gambia or Tanzania?
Gambia, at 14.7% against 13.4% in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Gambia and Tanzania?
1.3%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Gambia ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/