Kenya vs Tanzania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Kenya
1.40 million number
in 2020
Tanzania
1.72 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Tanzania rank
15th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.72 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya, a difference of 325,540 number.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 451,790 number 470,118 number 18,328 number Tanzania
1980s 672,014 number 643,901 number 28,113 number Kenya
1990s 879,899 number 865,360 number 14,538 number Kenya
2000s 1.09 million number 1.11 million number 21,366 number Tanzania
2010s 1.35 million number 1.51 million number 166,606 number Tanzania
2020s 1.40 million number 1.72 million number 325,540 number Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.72 million number against 1.40 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Kenya and Tanzania?
325,540 number, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.