Education in Tanzania 2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 78,801 2024 up 132.9% 4th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2023 down 4.3% 23rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 36.1% 2025 down 23.4% 28th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 34.9% 2025 down 26.1% 30th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 37.3% 2025 down 20.8% 25th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 76.9% 2025 down 2.9% 5th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 78.7% 2025 down 4.1% 6th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 75.2% 2025 down 1.4% 6th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 14.5% 2025 down 15.7% 52nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 13.7% 2025 down 12.2% 53rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 15.2% 2025 down 19.1% 50th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.04 modelled data 2025 down 2.4% 53rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 310,644 2021 up 97.8% 79th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.2% 2024 down 6.8% 144th Primary education, pupils 50.1% 2018 up 1.5% 17th Inequality in education 0.262 2023 down 8.1% 56th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 4.5% 2018 up 115.4% 58th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 5.9% 2019 down 20.1% 181st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 7.8% 2019 down 20.3% 182nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.7583 GPI 2019 up 0.3% 166th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 135,659 2021 up 101.6% 88th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9357 modelled data 2025 down 6.6% 105th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 1 2025 down 50.0% 77th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 up 85.7% 1st End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 75.5% 81st Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 174,985 2021 up 64.1% 76th Tertiary education, academic staff 30.3% 2024 up 52.1% 134th Start month of the academic school year 11 tertiary education 2024 up 1,000.0% 3rd End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 up 600.0% 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,352 2024 down 10.3% 88th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9013 modelled data 2025 up 8.6% 123rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 3.1% 2018 down 49.8% 69th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 3.7% 2018 down 41.9% 76th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.4% 2023 up 42.9% 80th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 38.2% 2021 down 9.7% 194th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 61.4% 109th Persistence to grade 5, female 87.2% 2019 down 6.0% 97th Persistence to grade 5, male 81.9% 2019 down 6.0% 99th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 78.4% 2021 down 4.0% 178th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 40.0% 2021 up 4.8% 192nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 36.4% 2021 down 21.6% 193rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPIA 2021 up 32.6% 18th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.9% 2023 down 44.6% 159th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 58.1% 106th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 2.7% 2023 down 23.6% 149th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.44 years 2021 down 3.9% 136th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 79.9% 2021 down 1.0% 177th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2021 up 6.1% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 76.9% 2021 down 6.9% 181st Preprimary education, duration 1 years 2025 down 50.0% 197th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 706 2024 down 42.3% 81st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 775 2024 down 46.2% 89th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.7% 2021 up 6.2% 139th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.04 million 2025 down 34.9% 49th School age population, early childhood education, female 1.01 million 2025 down 35.2% 49th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.03 million 2025 down 34.7% 49th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 6.0% 2021 down 32.1% 195th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 54,280 2024 down 26.9% 14th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 58,730 2024 down 31.0% 39th ← Previous Page 11 of 38 Next →