Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita was 0.0026 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania is 0.0026 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0056 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1975.
That places Tanzania 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 units per person | +268.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per person | +254.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 units per person | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 units per person | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 units per person | +146.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 units per person | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -46.1% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 units per person | +69.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.003 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 units per person | -20.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0026 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0026 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 units per person, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +268.4% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
| 1987 | +254.3% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
| 2004 | +146.8% | 0.002 units per person | 0.0049 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 5 |
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 repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Tanzania was 0.0026 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1975.
- How does Tanzania rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.