East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
3.1%
in 2019
Tanzania
15.1%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
31st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 15.1% against 3.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 4.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Tanzania ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 3.4% 47.3% 43.8% Tanzania
1990s 5.0% 50.5% 45.6% Tanzania
2000s 4.5% 19.9% 15.3% Tanzania
2010s 3.3% 15.8% 12.6% 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, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 15.1% against 3.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
12.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 31st 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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