Children out of school, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Children out of school, female was 13.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, female in Tanzania, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Tanzania is 13.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Tanzania peaked at 50.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2008.
That places Tanzania 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.5% | — |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 49.3% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -35.7% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -49.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +126.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +16.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 13.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 13.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +126.9% | 4.0% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.1% | 32.5% | 49.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 48.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 4.0% | 45.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 9.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 39 Turks and Caicos Islands 14.0% compare
- 40 Albania 13.8% compare
- 41 Zambia 13.8% compare
- 43 Paraguay 13.4% compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 13.2% compare
- 45 Philippines 12.8% compare
More education data for Tanzania
- 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 children out of school, female in Tanzania?
- Children out of school, female in Tanzania was 13.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for children out of school, female?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.