Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region was 2.01 million children in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of is 2.01 million children, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 3.07 million children in 1999 and was at its lowest, 296,890 children, in 2008.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2.14 million children | — |
| 1987 | 2.28 million children | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.43 million children | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 2.49 million children | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.57 million children | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2.65 million children | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.68 million children | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.75 million children | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.86 million children | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.91 million children | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.95 million children | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.97 million children | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.04 million children | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.07 million children | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.90 million children | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million children | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million children | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million children | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 932,181 children | -21.0% |
| 2005 | 671,080 children | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 333,527 children | -50.3% |
| 2008 | 296,890 children | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 824,620 children | +177.8% |
| 2011 | 913,005 children | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million children | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million children | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million children | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million children | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 2.10 million children | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 2.22 million children | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million children | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million children | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million children | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million children | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million children | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.68 million children | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million children | +19.6% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 2.01 million children is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79,507 children, 25.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 2.01 million children is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 235,313 children, 8.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +177.8% | 296,890 children | 824,620 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.34 million children | 2.14 million children | 2.49 million children | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.85 million children | 2.57 million children | 3.07 million children | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million children | 296,890 children | 2.90 million children | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million children | 824,620 children | 2.22 million children | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million children | 1.44 million children | 2.01 million children | 5 |
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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 primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.01 million children in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million children in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,890 children in 2008.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.