Tanzania vs Uganda: School age population, primary education, male

Tanzania
5.70 million number
in 2020
Uganda
4.74 million number
in 2020
Tanzania rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.70 million number against 4.74 million number in Uganda, a difference of 956,730 number.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

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

Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 million number 1.06 million number 418,627 number Tanzania
1980s 2.05 million number 1.44 million number 611,474 number Tanzania
1990s 2.78 million number 2.06 million number 714,132 number Tanzania
2000s 3.57 million number 2.90 million number 675,065 number Tanzania
2010s 4.84 million number 4.01 million number 834,785 number Tanzania
2020s 5.70 million number 4.74 million number 956,730 number Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Tanzania or Uganda?
Tanzania, at 5.70 million number against 4.74 million number in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Tanzania and Uganda?
956,730 number, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Tanzania 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (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

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