Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 3.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1974–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 3.1% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in 2018.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 5.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1975.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 73rd out of 174 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4% | — |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +612.6% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +41.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +86.5% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -46.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +12.9% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 55% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 3.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +612.6% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | +86.5% | 2.6% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 3 |
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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 repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 3.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1975.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 73rd out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.