Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, primary education, female

Kenya
4.13 million number
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of
5.57 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
16th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
14th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5.57 million number against 4.13 million number in Kenya, a difference of 1.44 million number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 16th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 1.22 million number 1.46 million number 244,962 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 1.82 million number 2.02 million number 199,744 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 2.49 million number 2.74 million number 252,645 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 3.02 million number 3.52 million number 503,463 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 3.84 million number 4.75 million number 908,357 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 4.13 million number 5.57 million number 1.44 million number Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5.57 million number against 4.13 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.44 million 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, primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 16th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.