Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Kenya
1.37 million number
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of
1.49 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
17th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
15th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 1.49 million number against 1.37 million number in Kenya, a difference of 119,500 number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 363,031 number 375,437 number 12,406 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 546,014 number 521,822 number 24,191 number Kenya
1990s 781,554 number 716,756 number 64,798 number Kenya
2000s 941,007 number 930,640 number 10,367 number Kenya
2010s 1.23 million number 1.23 million number 1,581 number Kenya
2020s 1.37 million number 1.49 million number 119,500 number Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1.49 million number against 1.37 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
119,500 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.