Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 32.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tanzania, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tanzania is 32.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tanzania peaked at 79.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 70.7% | 79.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.8% | 59.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 32.0% | 43.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tanzania?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tanzania was 32.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Tanzania ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.