Education in Tanzania

2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 24.3% 2018 up 188.8% 87th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.27 GPIA 2016 down 18.8% 26th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,436 number 2018 down 75.1% 103rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.2% 2021 up 1.0% 68th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2021 up 1.9% 68th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.8% 2021 down 0.9% 109th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.8761 GPIA 2024 down 10.4% 101st
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 4.05 million 2024 up 38.3% 4th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 3.50 million 2024 up 23.2% 4th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 37.9% 2024 up 1.2% 13th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 33.2% 2024 down 9.3% 16th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 93.13 millions 2014 up 169.8% 79th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.3% 2018 down 3.5% 44th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.1% 2023 down 56.7% 131st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.1976 GPIA 2021 down 82.1% 152nd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 2.28 million 2024 up 13.2% 3rd
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 56.09 2022 unchanged 132nd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 2.85 million 2024 up 32.3% 3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.1% 2023 down 55.7% 130th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 11.0% 2020 down 20.7% 98th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 9.9% 2020 down 13.7% 102nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 12.2% 2020 down 26.0% 77th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 20.67 2022 up 545.3% 21st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 27.5% 2020 down 2.6% 108th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 30.2% 2020 down 9.2% 105th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 33.1% 2020 down 13.8% 103rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 24.9% 2024 down 15.7% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.8101 GPIA 2024 down 13.9% 120th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 30.8% 2024 down 2.1% 18th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.0% 2023 down 56.8% 81st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 139th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 135th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 176th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 174th
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 24.3% 2018 up 188.8% 87th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 23,465 number 2018 up 70.1% 32nd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 96.32 millions 2014 up 68.0% 78th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.2% 2023 down 57.5% 73rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9491 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% 88th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 68.0% 2024 up 473.1% 115th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 13,391 2024 down 16.6% 95th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 6,111 2024 up 16.5% 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 7,280 2024 down 32.6% 86th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 201,652 2024 up 44.2% 64th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.1% 2021 up 0.9% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2021 up 1.7% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.9% 2021 down 0.8% 90th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 759.45 millions 2014 up 126.9% 70th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 112,530 2024 up 24.4% 49th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 89,122 2024 up 80.4% 74th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.8% 2023 down 57.1% 95th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 28,518 number 2018 up 10.8% 58th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 50.75 headcount basis 2024 up 14.8% 15th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 97.7% 2024 up 0.3% 62nd
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 282.28 millions 2014 up 483.3% 94th
Adolescents out of school, female 47.8% 2024 down 20.6% 13th
Adolescents out of school, male 54.1% 2024 down 11.2% 8th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 97.5% 2024 up 0.7% 62nd