School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 77.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Tanzania, 2004–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 77.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 115.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Tanzania peaked at 78.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2004.
That places Tanzania 81st out of 197 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 (% gross) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +91.3% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 | +91.3% | 40.9% | 78.1% |
| 2016 | +42.6% | 33.1% | 47.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 24.6% | 34.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 33.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 77.3% | 78.1% | 2 |
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 enrollment, preprimary in Tanzania?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Tanzania was 77.3% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Tanzania ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.6%. 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 (% 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.