Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania
Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.8761 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania stood at 0.8761 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania peaked at 0.9962 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8761 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 101st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9962 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9779 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.957 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9641 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9688 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9609 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9241 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.903 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8914 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8761 GPIA | -1.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.8761 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9364 GPIA, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.8761 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9304 GPIA, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.957 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.8761 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Tanzania was 0.8761 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9962 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8761 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Tanzania ranks 101st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release