Madagascar vs Tanzania: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Madagascar
0.1656 units per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.1661 units per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
24th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.1661 units per person against 0.1656 units per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1496 units per person 0.1087 units per person 0.041 units per person Madagascar
1980s 0.1622 units per person 0.1566 units per person 0.0056 units per person Madagascar
1990s 0.1178 units per person 0.1287 units per person 0.0109 units per person Tanzania
2000s 0.1702 units per person 0.1782 units per person 0.008 units per person Tanzania
2010s 0.1837 units per person 0.1717 units per person 0.0119 units per person Madagascar
2020s 0.1686 units per person 0.1716 units per person 0.0031 units per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Madagascar or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.1661 units per person against 0.1656 units per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Madagascar and Tanzania?
0.0005 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.