Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, South Asia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.1661 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in South Asia as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.0702 units per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

South Asia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Primary education, pupils, per capita

South Asia

0.0959 units per person

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.1661 units per person

in 2024

South Asia rank

25th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

23rd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

South Asia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.1661 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0702 units per person.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1116 units per person	0.1041 units per person	0.0074 units per person	South Asia
1980s	0.1068 units per person	0.152 units per person	0.0452 units per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	0.1125 units per person	0.1287 units per person	0.0161 units per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	0.1121 units per person	0.1782 units per person	0.0661 units per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.1053 units per person	0.1717 units per person	0.0664 units per person	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.092 units per person	0.1716 units per person	0.0797 units per person	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, South Asia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.1661 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.0702 units per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: South Asia ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
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: 02 September 2026

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.