Kenya vs Tanzania: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Kenya
2.79 million people
in 2100
Tanzania
2.93 million people
in 2100
Kenya rank
11th
Tanzania rank
9th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
02.0M4.0M6.0M195020252100

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.93 million people against 2.79 million people in Kenya, a difference of 141,400 people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.40 million people 3.52 million people 1.13 million people Tanzania
1960s 2.67 million people 4.14 million people 1.47 million people Tanzania
1970s 2.97 million people 4.78 million people 1.81 million people Tanzania
1980s 3.13 million people 5.33 million people 2.21 million people Tanzania
1990s 3.33 million people 5.61 million people 2.28 million people Tanzania
2000s 3.44 million people 5.60 million people 2.16 million people Tanzania
2010s 3.73 million people 5.72 million people 1.99 million people Tanzania
2020s 4.23 million people 5.86 million people 1.63 million people Tanzania
2030s 4.38 million people 5.89 million people 1.52 million people Tanzania
2040s 4.45 million people 5.84 million people 1.39 million people Tanzania
2050s 4.44 million people 5.61 million people 1.17 million people Tanzania
2060s 4.28 million people 5.20 million people 917,200 people Tanzania
2070s 4.00 million people 4.65 million people 650,800 people Tanzania
2080s 3.60 million people 4.03 million people 432,150 people Tanzania
2090s 3.14 million people 3.40 million people 262,800 people Tanzania
2100s 2.79 million people 2.93 million people 141,400 people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.93 million people against 2.79 million people in Kenya as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Kenya and Tanzania?
141,400 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Kenya ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.