Tanzania - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Tanzania was 808,847 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,514,563 in 1999 and a minimum value of 37,470 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 557,840
1982 651,238
1983 683,353
1985 845,664
1986 898,538
1987 966,179
1988 1,037,020
1989 1,072,945
1990 1,121,887
1991 1,177,406
1992 1,217,841
1993 1,274,942
1994 1,343,559
1995 1,387,689
1996 1,423,038
1997 1,445,717
1998 1,493,950
1999 1,514,563
2000 1,438,713
2001 1,345,839
2002 901,815
2003 645,320
2004 497,480
2005 340,378
2006 125,889
2008 37,470
2010 262,504
2012 487,610
2013 604,459
2014 685,233
2016 668,354
2017 700,780
2018 842,001
2019 749,689
2020 808,847

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation