Children out of school, primary in Tanzania
Tanzania: Children out of school, primary was 2.01 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Tanzania, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 2.01 million for children out of school, primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Tanzania peaked at 3.07 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 296,890, in 2008.
That places Tanzania 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million | 1.06 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 million | 2.57 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 296,890 | 2.90 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 824,620 | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million | 1.44 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 34.05 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Tanzania?
- Children out of school, primary in Tanzania was 2.01 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,890 in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for children out of school, primary?
- Tanzania ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.