Children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Children out of school, primary, male was 1.19 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 1.19 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.57 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 137,784, in 2008.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 6th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 582,320 | — |
| 1982 | 723,757 | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 799,032 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 million | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 1.12 million | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.26 million | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.35 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.40 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.46 million | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.48 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 844,450 | -36.9% |
| 2003 | 566,307 | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 444,602 | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 311,246 | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 147,393 | -52.6% |
| 2008 | 137,784 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 440,289 | +219.6% |
| 2011 | 507,182 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 654,000 | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 810,447 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 917,805 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 977,071 | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 855,929 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 826,417 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 826,124 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 893,024 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 997,845 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 1.19 million | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 996,129 | 582,320 | 1.28 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 1.31 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 659,064 | 137,784 | 1.48 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 855,407 | 440,289 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 946,512 | 826,124 | 1.19 million | 5 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.19 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,784 in 2008.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.