Congo vs Tanzania: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Congo

82.9%

in 2023

Tanzania

83.6%

in 2024

Congo rank

176th

Tanzania rank

174th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Tanzania currently reports 83.6% against 82.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 176th and Tanzania ranks 174th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.