Tanzania vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Tanzania
15.1%
in 2019
Upper middle income
3.2%
in 2019
Tanzania rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
29th

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

  • Tanzania
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 15.1% against 3.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 4.7 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 46.7% 5.1% 41.6% Tanzania
1990s 50.5% 5.1% 45.4% Tanzania
2000s 19.9% 3.3% 16.6% Tanzania
2010s 15.8% 3.3% 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, Tanzania or Upper middle income?
Tanzania, at 15.1% against 3.2% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Tanzania and Upper middle income?
11.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Upper middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2019.
How do Tanzania and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Tanzania ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 166 countries.
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/