Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania
Tanzania: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 83.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 83.63 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 96.24 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.56, in 1994.
Tanzania ranks 174th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50.09 | — |
| 1977 | 55.04 | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 59.99 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 64.94 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 69.9 | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 67.97 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 62.58 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 60.89 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 57.23 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 54.14 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 52.56 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 51.09 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 49.48 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 49.63 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.21 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 48.93 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 49.53 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.32 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.56 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 48.73 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.15 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.91 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 49.66 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.31 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.07 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 58.91 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 74.15 | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 82.58 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 86.63 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 90.65 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 95.5 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 95.87 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.24 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.22 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.19 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 89.47 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.54 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 83.78 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 82.5 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.46 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.54 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 84.92 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.07 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.66 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 86.61 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.32 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 87 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.92 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.63 | -2.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 83.63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.74, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 83.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.9% | 58.91 | 74.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.52 | 50.09 | 64.94 | 4 |
| 1980s | 57.55 | 49.48 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.33 | 48.56 | 50.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.78 | 54.07 | 96.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.11 | 80.46 | 90.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1 | 83.63 | 87.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Tanzania was 83.63 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.24 in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.56 in 1994.
- How does Tanzania rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Tanzania ranks 174th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.