Gambia vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
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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About this data
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/