Kenya vs Tanzania: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary)
Kenya
3.03 million
in 2025
Tanzania
3.24 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
17th
Tanzania rank
16th
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.24 million against 3.03 million in Kenya, a difference of 203,570.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 549,934 | 703,432 | 153,498 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 904,745 | 920,954 | 16,209 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.30 million | 36,247 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.85 million | 1.79 million | 58,983 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.30 million | 8,551 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 3.00 million | 158,938 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.24 million against 3.03 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 203,570, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release