Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tanzania: Primary education, pupils

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
48.5%
in 2018
Tanzania
50.1%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
Tanzania rank
17th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 50.1% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 48.7% 42.1% 6.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 48.9% 49.1% 0.2% Tanzania
1990s 48.6% 49.5% 0.9% Tanzania
2000s 48.4% 49.2% 0.8% Tanzania
2010s 48.4% 50.4% 2.0% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 50.1% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
1.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tanzania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tanzania rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.