School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 11.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
11.27 million number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
14th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11.27 million number
in 2020
All-time low
2.52 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 11.27 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tanzania peaked at 11.27 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.52 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.60 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 2.69 million number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 2.79 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.89 million number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.98 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 3.08 million number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.19 million number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.29 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.40 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3.51 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.62 million number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.74 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.87 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 4.00 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.12 million number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 4.25 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 4.38 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 4.52 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.65 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.95 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.29 million number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 5.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.61 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 5.77 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.07 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 6.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.37 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.53 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.69 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.85 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.15 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.30 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.47 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7.67 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.91 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.19 million number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.48 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.81 million number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.14 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.47 million number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.80 million number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 10.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.44 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.74 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.74 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.27 million number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.94 million number | 2.52 million number | 3.40 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.07 million number | 3.51 million number | 4.65 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 million number | 4.79 million number | 6.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.10 million number | 6.37 million number | 7.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.59 million number | 8.19 million number | 10.74 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.27 million number | 11.27 million number | 11.27 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Tanzania?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Tanzania was 11.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.27 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.