Children out of school, primary in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Children out of school, primary was 2.01 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 2.01 million for children out of school, primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 3.07 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 296,890, in 2008.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million | 1.06 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 million | 2.57 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 296,890 | 2.90 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 824,620 | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million | 1.44 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Children out of school, primary in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.01 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,890 in 2008.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for children out of school, primary?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.