Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 80.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of is 80.6%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 99.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1998.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 69.2% | — |
| 1982 | 63.6% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 61.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 55.6% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 51.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | -2.6% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 80.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 80.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +26.9% | 57.8% | 73.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.6% | 51.8% | 69.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 52.7% | 99.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 80.6% | 91.7% | 7 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 80.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1998.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.