Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9357 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9357 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
105th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.14 modelled data
in 2008
All-time low
0.9357 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.9357 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9357 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9979 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9939 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9918 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9816 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9749 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9677 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9619 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9574 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9521 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9357 modelled data | -1.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.9357 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.928 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.9357 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9816 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9583 modelled data | 0.9357 modelled data | 0.9749 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 102 Belize 0.9508 modelled data compare
- 103 Algeria 0.9412 modelled data compare
- 104 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9392 modelled data compare
- 106 North Macedonia 0.9286 modelled data compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 0.928 modelled data compare
- 108 Liberia 0.9277 modelled data compare
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.9357 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9357 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release