School enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania
Tanzania: School enrollment, primary, private was 4.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania is 4.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania peaked at 5.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1987.
Tanzania ranks 153rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -31.6% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +24.9% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 4.7% | +78.7% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -96.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -68.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +78.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +39.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +193.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +47.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0222 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0847 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 14.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Tanzania was 4.5% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1987.
- How does Tanzania rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Tanzania ranks 153rd out of 202 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.