Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Tanzania
Tanzania: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 5.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Tanzania, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 5.54 million for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Tanzania peaked at 5.99 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.01 million, in 2012.
Tanzania ranks 4th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.01 million | — |
| 2013 | 4.27 million | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.08 million | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 4.71 million | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 4.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.99 million | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.99 million | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 5.32 million | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 5.54 million | +4.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.54 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371,046, 14.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.54 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 741,414, 7.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.58 million | 4.01 million | 5.08 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.46 million | 4.99 million | 5.99 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Tanzania?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Tanzania was 5.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 million in 2012.
- How does Tanzania rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Tanzania ranks 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release