Kenya vs Tanzania: School age population, secondary education, male

Kenya
3.87 million number
in 2020
Tanzania
3.97 million number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Tanzania rank
17th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.97 million number against 3.87 million number in Kenya, a difference of 96,890 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 million number 995,545 number 84,494 number Kenya
1980s 1.59 million number 1.39 million number 196,317 number Kenya
1990s 2.09 million number 1.94 million number 155,076 number Kenya
2000s 2.62 million number 2.53 million number 88,949 number Kenya
2010s 3.36 million number 3.27 million number 89,318 number Kenya
2020s 3.87 million number 3.97 million number 96,890 number Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3.97 million number against 3.87 million number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Kenya and Tanzania?
96,890 number, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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