Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
214.95 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
10.74 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
19th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199720082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 214.95 million number against 10.74 million number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 204.22 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 20.0 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 82.78 million number 6.15 million number 76.63 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 121.67 million number 7.10 million number 114.58 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 191.62 million number 9.59 million number 182.02 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 214.95 million number against 10.74 million number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
204.22 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.