Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

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

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of'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, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 236,786 number 243,430 number 6,644 number Tanzania, United Republic of
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, United Republic of
2010s 677,402 number 771,725 number 94,323 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 695,335 number 871,161 number 175,826 number Tanzania, United Republic of

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, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, 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, United Republic of?
175,826 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of 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/