How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Sub-Saharan Africa

18.08 million number

in 2019

Tanzania

735,976 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

Tanzania rank

3rd

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 18.08 million number against 735,976 number in Tanzania, a difference of 17.34 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 24.6 times Tanzania's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 42 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.36 million number	895,925 number	15.47 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	17.14 million number	783,479 number	16.35 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 18.08 million number against 735,976 number in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 17.34 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/