Net attendance rate of primary school in Tanzania
Tanzania: Net attendance rate of primary school was 83.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Tanzania, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net attendance rate of primary school in Tanzania is 83.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Tanzania peaked at 86.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2015.
Tanzania ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 83.1% | 83.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 82.2% | 86.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net attendance rate of primary school in Tanzania?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Tanzania was 83.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.