Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.6%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 2008
All-time low
48.6%
in 1994
Years of data
44
1976–2024
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 83.6% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 96.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1994.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50.1% | — |
| 1980 | 69.9% | +39.5% |
| 1981 | 68.0% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 62.6% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 57.2% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 52.6% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 49.5% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 49.5% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 54.1% | 96.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 80.5% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 83.6% | 87.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 83.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1994.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release