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

South Africa
3.92 million number
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of
5.57 million number
in 2020
South Africa rank
17th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
14th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5.57 million number against 3.92 million number in South Africa, a difference of 1.65 million number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 17th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 2.23 million number 1.46 million number 770,267 number South Africa
1980s 2.85 million number 2.02 million number 833,321 number South Africa
1990s 3.57 million number 2.74 million number 830,424 number South Africa
2000s 3.46 million number 3.52 million number 59,612 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 3.55 million number 4.75 million number 1.20 million number Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 3.92 million number 5.57 million number 1.65 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, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5.57 million number against 3.92 million number in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.65 million number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
South Africa ranks 17th 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.