Primary education, pupils in Tanzania
Tanzania: Primary education, pupils was 50.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Tanzania, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Tanzania stood at 50.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Tanzania peaked at 50.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1971.
That places Tanzania 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.1% | 39.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 47.1% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 48.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 50.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (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 primary education, pupils in Tanzania?
- Primary education, pupils in Tanzania was 50.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for primary education, pupils?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.