School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 5.70 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.70 million number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
14th
of 206 countries
All-time high
5.70 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.26 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Tanzania is 5.70 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 5.70 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.26 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, male (number) (School male) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.26 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.31 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.45 million number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.55 million number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.60 million number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.66 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.71 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.77 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.82 million number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.89 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.95 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 2.01 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.14 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.21 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.35 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 2.41 million number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.58 million number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.66 million number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2.75 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.83 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.98 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.13 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.29 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.37 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.45 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.53 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.60 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.68 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.99 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.28 million number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.44 million number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.61 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.78 million number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.95 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.12 million number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.43 million number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.43 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.70 million number | +5.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.70 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 7.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.70 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.48 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 million number | 2.41 million number | 3.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 million number | 3.21 million number | 3.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 million number | 4.12 million number | 5.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.70 million number | 5.70 million number | 5.70 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.63 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Tanzania?
- School age population, primary education, male in Tanzania was 5.70 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.70 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.