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 37.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
37.3%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
25th
of 206 countries
All-time high
61.5%
in 2000
All-time low
37.3%
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 %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 37.3% 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 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.8% 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 61.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2025.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.5% | — |
| 2001 | 59.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | -6.0% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 37.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 40.4% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 39.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 37.3% | 47.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 22 Senegal 38.8% compare
- 23 Lesotho 38.3% compare
- 24 Gabon 37.4% compare
- 26 Mauritania 36.5% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 36.2% compare
- 28 Comoros 35.9% compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 35.9% 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 37.3% 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 61.5% in 2000.
- 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 37.3% 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 25th out of 206 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 20.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release