Tanzania vs Uganda: Primary education, pupils

Tanzania

11.39 million

in 2024

Uganda

8.84 million

in 2017

Tanzania rank

14th

Uganda rank

17th

Primary education, pupils over time

Tanzania currently reports 11.39 million against 8.84 million in Uganda, a difference of 2.55 million.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Globally, Tanzania ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.