Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Sri Lanka
0.0033 units per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0034 units per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
176th
Tanzania rank
173rd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0034 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 176th and Tanzania ranks 173rd of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0038 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0009 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.004 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0005 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0035 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0036 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0002 units per person Tanzania
2020s 0.0033 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0002 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0034 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
0.0001 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 176th and Tanzania ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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