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

Tanzania, United Republic of
5.57 million number
in 2020
Uganda
4.67 million number
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5.57 million number against 4.67 million number in Uganda, a difference of 907,990 number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.46 million number 1.06 million number 406,521 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 2.02 million number 1.43 million number 591,029 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 2.74 million number 2.07 million number 669,735 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 3.52 million number 2.90 million number 621,575 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 4.75 million number 3.96 million number 794,562 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 5.57 million number 4.67 million number 907,990 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, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5.57 million number against 4.67 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?
907,990 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.