School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 1.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.63 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
16th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.63 million
in 2025
All-time low
298,739
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 1.63 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.63 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 298,739, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 16th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 298,739 | — |
| 1971 | 310,286 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 320,624 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 330,314 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 341,728 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 353,201 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 366,646 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 380,468 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 395,460 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 412,576 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 433,152 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 452,277 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 471,122 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 493,107 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 519,353 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 543,868 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 570,540 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 595,886 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 625,097 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 644,520 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 661,652 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 681,400 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 699,321 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 717,031 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 735,748 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 753,237 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 770,654 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 787,175 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 802,882 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 818,820 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 834,404 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 854,150 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 878,179 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 894,795 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 911,122 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 932,092 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 952,569 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 974,764 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.63 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 351,004 | 298,739 | 412,576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 534,892 | 433,152 | 644,520 | 10 |
| 1990s | 742,792 | 661,652 | 818,820 | 10 |
| 2000s | 929,564 | 834,404 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.09 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 1.50 million | 1.63 million | 6 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.63 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,739 in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release