Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania stood at 80.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania peaked at 96.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1994.
That places Tanzania 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 68.5% | — |
| 1982 | 62.4% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 60.1% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 48.3% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.2% | 48.3% | 68.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 53.3% | 96.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 78.8% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 80.8% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tanzania was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1994.
- How does Tanzania rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Tanzania ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release