Kenya vs Tanzania: School age population, one year before than official … female than

Kenya
695,335 number
in 2020
Tanzania
871,161 number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Tanzania rank
15th

School age population, one year before than official … female than over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 871,161 number against 695,335 number in Kenya, a difference of 175,826 number.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 236,786 number 243,430 number 6,644 number Tanzania
1980s 348,113 number 331,421 number 16,692 number Kenya
1990s 446,497 number 443,680 number 2,817 number Kenya
2000s 556,880 number 568,039 number 11,160 number Tanzania
2010s 677,402 number 771,725 number 94,323 number Tanzania
2020s 695,335 number 871,161 number 175,826 number Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 871,161 number against 695,335 number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Kenya and Tanzania?
175,826 number, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 15th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/