Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 7.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 7.56 million for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 7.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.22 million, in 2012.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.22 million | — |
| 2013 | 5.78 million | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 7.18 million | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 6.94 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.49 million | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 6.28 million | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.51 million | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7.00 million | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 7.56 million | +7.9% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 7.56 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 429,706, 17.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 7.56 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 million, 6.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.31 million | 5.22 million | 7.18 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.12 million | 6.43 million | 7.56 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
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 out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Tanzania, United Republic of was 7.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 million in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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