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