Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 871,757 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 871,757 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 871,757 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 201,379 number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 201,379 number | — |
| 1971 | 208,845 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 216,651 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 224,559 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 232,243 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 239,366 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 248,028 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 256,527 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 264,840 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 272,924 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 280,641 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 290,322 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 300,258 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 310,177 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 319,715 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 328,497 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 339,104 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 349,092 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 358,732 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 368,274 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 377,741 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 390,718 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 404,567 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 418,532 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 431,740 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 443,499 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 456,123 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 468,193 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 479,684 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 490,492 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 500,342 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 512,745 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 523,439 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 533,467 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 543,911 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 555,676 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 570,825 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 591,018 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 614,525 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 639,548 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 664,411 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 688,996 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 713,537 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 737,636 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 760,893 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 782,935 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 805,006 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 823,822 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 840,506 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 840,506 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 871,757 number | +3.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 871,757 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 7.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 871,757 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 236,536 number | 201,379 number | 272,924 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 324,481 number | 280,641 number | 368,274 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 436,129 number | 377,741 number | 490,492 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 558,550 number | 500,342 number | 639,548 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 765,825 number | 664,411 number | 840,506 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 871,757 number | 871,757 number | 871,757 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 12 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
- 13 Mexico 1.15 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 944,163 number compare
- 16 Viet Nam 804,343 number compare
- 17 Uganda 729,007 number compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 714,329 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 871,757 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 871,757 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,379 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.