Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2
in 1998
All-time low
1
in 2021
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2021.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | — |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release