Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.43 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 1.43 million number.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.56 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 554,835 number, in 2004.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 554,835 number | — |
| 2005 | 638,591 number | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 669,137 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 795,011 number | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 895,677 number | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 896,146 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 925,465 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million number | +45.9% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million number | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 741,566 number | 554,835 number | 896,146 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million number | 925,465 number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
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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 enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.43 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,835 number in 2004.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.