Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 81.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 81.9% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 96.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2015.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 99th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 93.1% | — |
| 1975 | 88.3% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 80.3% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 91.6% | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 77.7% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 76.7% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 74.4% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +68.8% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | -5.8% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 81.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79.8%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 81.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.4%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +68.8% | 55.6% | 93.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 88.3% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 75.0% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 74.4% | 81.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 78.8% | 96.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 55.6% | 93.9% | 5 |
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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 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 81.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2015.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 99th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release