Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
Sub-Saharan Africa
27.41 million number
in 2019
Tanzania
1.49 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th
Tanzania rank
15th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 27.41 million number against 1.49 million number in Tanzania, a difference of 25.92 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.4 times Tanzania's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.38 million number | 375,437 number | 8.01 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 11.05 million number | 521,822 number | 10.53 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 14.73 million number | 716,756 number | 14.01 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 18.69 million number | 930,640 number | 17.76 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 24.37 million number | 1.23 million number | 23.14 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 27.41 million number against 1.49 million number in Tanzania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?
- 25.92 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 45 groups.
- 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.