School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 1.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.03 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 1.75 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 419,604, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 37th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 419,604 | — |
| 1971 | 435,840 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 453,779 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 472,564 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 490,891 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 510,536 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 532,252 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 555,107 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 577,674 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 600,381 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 626,317 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 650,418 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 670,776 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 691,727 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 713,195 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 733,247 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 751,286 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 768,114 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 785,806 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 804,751 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 821,488 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 836,686 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 852,158 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 869,443 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 893,135 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 915,696 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 932,217 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 948,895 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 969,074 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 989,543 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.75 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 891,616 | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 921,275 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 936,847 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 971,330 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 1.03 million | +2.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.03 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 439,614, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.03 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 574,926, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -49.0% | 1.75 million | 891,616 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 504,863 | 419,604 | 600,381 | 10 |
| 1980s | 719,564 | 626,317 | 804,751 | 10 |
| 1990s | 902,834 | 821,488 | 989,543 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 1.02 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.41 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 959,638 | 891,616 | 1.03 million | 6 |
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 school age population, pre-primary education, male in Tanzania?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Tanzania was 1.03 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 419,604 in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release