Tanzania vs Uganda

Tanzania vs Uganda: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 82.9% in Tanzania in 2018 and 96.9% in Uganda in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in Uganda, by 11.5 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Tanzania.

Watch it change on the map

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Tanzania vs Uganda: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 82.9% in Tanzania in 2018 and 96.9% in Uganda in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in Uganda, by 11.5 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Tanzania.
TanzaniaUgandaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Tanzania.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearTanzaniaUgandaWorld
201882.9–88.2
201785.2–88.2
201685.4–88.3
2015––88.2
201485.4–88.3
201385.496.988.2
201288.8–88.2
2011–95.788.1
201093.192.587.9
2009–95.487.9
200898.7–87.6
2007––87.2
200696.3–86
200590.3–85.4
200485.6–84.7
200380.9–83.5
200272.8–81.4
200158.4–81
200054.4–80.7
199950.9–79.9
199850.4–78.9
199750.8–78.1
199650.3–77.9
199550.2–78
199450.4–78.3
199351.4–78
199252–77.7
199152–77.8
199052.8–77.3
198953.5–77.6
198853.7–76.6
198755.6–75.8
198657.45475.3
198558.6–74
1980–3575.8
1975–29.372.9
1970–25.269
1965–40.766
1960–26.163.1
1955–15.957.4
1950–13.151.4
1945–043.5
1940–040
1935–038.2
1930–036.4
1925–033
1920–030.5
1915–029.2
1910–028.1
1905–025.1
1900–023.3
1895–021.8
1890–020
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Tanzania vs Uganda

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment