Tanzania vs Uganda: Labor force with basic education

Tanzania

92.1%

in 2024

Uganda

81.9%

in 2021

Tanzania rank

1st

Uganda rank

4th

Labor force with basic education over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 92.1% against 81.9% in Uganda, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Tanzania ahead.

Globally, Tanzania ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 4th of 123 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)
Unit: % of total working-age population with basic education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 2,669 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).