Latin America & Caribbean vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
2.8%
in 2019
Tanzania
13.4%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
Tanzania rank
35th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 13.4% against 2.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 4.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 13.2% 51.6% 38.3% Tanzania
1980s 8.7% 40.1% 31.3% Tanzania
1990s 7.6% 49.7% 42.1% Tanzania
2000s 3.2% 20.0% 16.9% Tanzania
2010s 3.0% 14.2% 11.2% Tanzania

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, Latin America & Caribbean or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 13.4% against 2.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Tanzania?
10.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Tanzania?
37 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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/