Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tanzania
Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 32.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tanzania, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tanzania stood at 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tanzania peaked at 79.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 50th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71.4% | — |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -8.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 32.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 32.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 73% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 70.7% | 79.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 42.8% | 59.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 32.0% | 43.9% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Tanzania?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tanzania was 32.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Tanzania ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release