Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 76.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
76.9%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
90.4%
in 2000
All-time low
76.9%
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 76.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 90.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2025.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 76.9% | -2.5% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 76.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 76.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 82.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 77.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 76.9% | 83.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 2 Afghanistan 82.1% compare
- 3 Madagascar 78.1% compare
- 4 Mali 77.0% compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 76.4% compare
- 7 Chad 74.6% compare
- 8 Burundi 73.8% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tanzania, United Republic of was 76.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release