Tanzania - Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Tanzania was 1,003,880 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,600,837 in 1999 and a minimum value of 31,765 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 561,113
1982 686,324
1983 745,126
1985 921,959
1986 980,458
1987 1,034,581
1988 1,098,500
1989 1,129,515
1990 1,174,898
1991 1,227,525
1992 1,263,446
1993 1,332,071
1994 1,414,160
1995 1,456,730
1996 1,491,427
1997 1,519,693
1998 1,575,571
1999 1,600,837
2000 1,517,077
2001 1,386,448
2002 896,799
2003 610,746
2004 467,598
2005 305,286
2006 100,175
2008 31,765
2010 341,937
2012 613,318
2013 766,009
2014 895,054
2016 895,289
2017 911,042
2018 1,053,124
2019 962,961
2020 1,003,880

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