Nigeria vs Tanzania: Share of children who have completed primary school
Nigeria
76.8%
in 2025
Tanzania
75.7%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
131st
Tanzania rank
132nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 76.8% against 75.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 131st and Tanzania ranks 132nd of 165 countries.
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About this data
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.