Niger vs Tanzania: Share of children who have completed primary school

Niger
77.5%
in 2025
Tanzania
75.7%
in 2025
Niger rank
130th
Tanzania rank
132nd

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Niger
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 77.5% against 75.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tanzania ahead.

Niger ranks 130th and Tanzania ranks 132nd of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.