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

Tanzania
1.72 million number
in 2020
Uganda
1.45 million number
in 2020
Tanzania rank
15th
Uganda rank
17th

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

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.72 million number against 1.45 million number in Uganda, a difference of 278,480 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 470,118 number 339,099 number 131,019 number Tanzania
1980s 643,901 number 460,471 number 183,430 number Tanzania
1990s 865,360 number 668,808 number 196,552 number Tanzania
2000s 1.11 million number 926,064 number 181,573 number Tanzania
2010s 1.51 million number 1.25 million number 266,878 number Tanzania
2020s 1.72 million number 1.45 million number 278,480 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, Tanzania or Uganda?
Tanzania, at 1.72 million number against 1.45 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Tanzania and Uganda?
278,480 number, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Tanzania ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.