How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Sub-Saharan Africa

31.29 million number

in 2019

Tanzania

1.72 million number

in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

13th

Tanzania rank

15th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 31.29 million number against 1.72 million number in Tanzania, a difference of 29.57 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.2 times Tanzania's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.10 million number	470,118 number	9.63 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	13.38 million number	643,901 number	12.73 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	17.24 million number	865,360 number	16.37 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	21.76 million number	1.11 million number	20.66 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	28.30 million number	1.51 million number	26.79 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 31.29 million number against 1.72 million number in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 29.57 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 45 groups.
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: 18 September 2026

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.