Over-age students, primary in Tanzania
Tanzania: Over-age students, primary was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Tanzania, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2016, over-age students, primary in Tanzania stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Tanzania peaked at 31.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 23.1% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 26.5% | — |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 25.8% | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 27.6% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 24.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.7% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.1% | 22.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 0.0% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Tanzania?
- Over-age students, primary in Tanzania was 0.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for over-age students, primary?
- Tanzania ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.