Tanzania vs United Kingdom

Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 82.9% in Tanzania in 2018 and 99.4% in United Kingdom in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 14.2 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Tanzania.

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

Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 82.9% in Tanzania in 2018 and 99.4% in United Kingdom in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 14.2 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Tanzania.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

YearTanzaniaUnited KingdomWorld
201882.9–88.2
201785.299.488.2
201685.499.688.3
2015––88.2
201485.4–88.3
201385.499.688.2
201288.898.388.2
2011–98.288.1
201093.19887.9
2009–97.887.9
200898.798.687.6
2007–96.887.2
200696.398.786
200590.3–85.4
200485.698.284.7
200380.9–83.5
200272.899.981.4
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
19925296.877.7
19915298.477.8
199052.8–77.3
198953.5–77.6
198853.799.976.6
198755.698.275.8
198657.495.375.3
198558.693.774
1980–9775.8
1975–9872.9
1970–9869
1965–10066
1960–10063.1
1955–10057.4
1950–10051.4
1945–10043.5
1940–10040
1935–10038.2
1930–10036.4
1925–10033
1920–10030.5
1915–10029.2
1910–10028.1
1905–10025.1
1900–91.323.3
1895–82.621.8
1890–73.920
1885–65.219
1880–56.417.2
1875–47.715.7
1870–3913.2
1865–35.410.6
1860–31.99.3
1855–28.38
1850–24.76.8
1845–22.55.9
1840–20.45.2
1835–18.54.5
1830–16.84
1825–15.13.5
1820–13.63.1

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.

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