School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 77.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania, 2004–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania stood at 77.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania peaked at 78.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2004.
That places Tanzania 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +91.8% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 24.6% | 34.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 32.7% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.6% | 78.3% | 2 |
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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 enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Tanzania was 77.6% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Tanzania ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.