Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 1.72 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania stood at 1.72 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania peaked at 1.72 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 400,937 number, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 400,937 number | — |
| 1971 | 415,733 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 431,080 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 446,561 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 461,585 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 475,534 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 492,579 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 509,379 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 525,868 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 541,923 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 557,245 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 576,399 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 596,006 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 615,564 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 634,383 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 651,741 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 672,726 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 692,535 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 711,700 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 730,713 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 749,616 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 775,421 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 802,969 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 830,734 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 856,925 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 880,103 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 905,186 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 928,917 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 951,346 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 972,387 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 991,593 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million number | +3.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.72 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 7.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.72 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 470,118 number | 400,937 number | 541,923 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 643,901 number | 557,245 number | 730,713 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 865,360 number | 749,616 number | 972,387 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 991,593 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Tanzania was 1.72 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,937 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Tanzania ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.