Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 92.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 92.3% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 98.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1984.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 112th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85.3% | — |
| 1971 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 89.8% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 94.6% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 92.1% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 87.8% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 95.6% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 86.8% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 83.2% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 90.3% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 88.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 87.7% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | -5.1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 92.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 92.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.7% | 85.3% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 89.3% | 83.2% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 84.0% | 87.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 87.2% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 87.7% | 97.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 92.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1984.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.