Tanzania - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Tanzania was 78.14 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.14 in 2020 and a minimum value of 24.56 in 2004.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
2004 24.56
2005 27.51
2006 27.85
2007 31.83
2008 34.44
2009 33.16
2010 33.12
2011 35.83
2012 35.54
2013 33.43
2014 33.16
2015 33.08
2016 47.17
2017 44.95
2018 41.40
2019 40.86
2020 78.14

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Tanzania was 77.97 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.97 in 2020 and a minimum value of 24.55 in 2004.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
2004 24.55
2005 27.80
2006 28.36
2007 32.90
2008 34.87
2009 33.65
2010 33.55
2011 35.30
2012 35.07
2013 33.85
2014 33.58
2015 33.48
2016 47.41
2017 45.07
2018 41.39
2019 40.87
2020 77.97

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Tanzania was 78.31 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.31 in 2020 and a minimum value of 24.57 in 2004.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
2004 24.57
2005 27.22
2006 27.35
2007 30.78
2008 34.02
2009 32.67
2010 32.71
2011 36.34
2012 36.00
2013 33.02
2014 32.75
2015 32.69
2016 46.93
2017 44.83
2018 41.42
2019 40.84
2020 78.31

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Tanzania was 96.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 112.42 in 2008 and a minimum value of 34.02 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1970 34.02
1971 35.42
1972 37.78
1973 40.36
1974 43.64
1975 53.41
1976 63.37
1977 71.36
1978 90.87
1979 94.40
1980 96.01
1981 97.68
1982 93.83
1983 92.03
1984 87.42
1985 76.97
1986 74.33
1987 72.09
1988 70.06
1989 70.02
1990 70.55
1991 71.02
1992 70.48
1993 70.69
1994 69.60
1995 69.08
1996 68.36
1997 68.54
1998 66.58
1999 67.35
2000 68.85
2001 74.75
2002 89.36
2003 95.79
2004 101.12
2005 105.41
2006 109.04
2007 111.34
2008 112.42
2009 106.66
2010 102.84
2011 97.21
2012 94.18
2013 90.04
2014 86.79
2015 84.68
2016 85.30
2017 89.22
2018 94.17
2019 96.27
2020 96.91

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Tanzania was 98.37 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.76 in 2008 and a minimum value of 26.98 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1970 26.98
1971 28.08
1972 30.05
1973 32.56
1974 35.80
1975 45.08
1976 55.09
1977 63.61
1978 83.49
1979 88.26
1980 91.05
1981 93.85
1982 91.37
1983 91.02
1984 87.04
1985 77.34
1986 74.99
1987 72.43
1988 70.25
1989 69.93
1990 70.44
1991 70.67
1992 69.74
1993 70.03
1994 69.18
1995 68.74
1996 68.08
1997 68.48
1998 66.63
1999 67.66
2000 68.66
2001 74.27
2002 88.19
2003 94.04
2004 99.44
2005 103.80
2006 107.86
2007 110.62
2008 111.76
2009 106.75
2010 103.79
2011 98.88
2012 95.29
2013 91.95
2014 88.97
2015 86.95
2016 87.26
2017 90.76
2018 95.39
2019 97.41
2020 98.37

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Tanzania was 95.49 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113.06 in 2008 and a minimum value of 40.98 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1970 40.98
1971 42.69
1972 45.43
1973 48.08
1974 51.40
1975 61.64
1976 71.55
1977 79.01
1978 98.15
1979 100.46
1980 100.90
1981 101.45
1982 96.26
1983 93.03
1984 87.80
1985 76.61
1986 73.69
1987 71.76
1988 69.86
1989 70.10
1990 70.67
1991 71.38
1992 71.21
1993 71.35
1994 70.01
1995 69.41
1996 68.63
1997 68.59
1998 66.53
1999 67.05
2000 69.03
2001 75.23
2002 90.52
2003 97.51
2004 102.77
2005 107.00
2006 110.20
2007 112.04
2008 113.06
2009 106.58
2010 101.91
2011 95.56
2012 93.08
2013 88.17
2014 84.65
2015 82.45
2016 83.38
2017 87.71
2018 92.97
2019 95.17
2020 95.49

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Tanzania was 81.33 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.86 in 2008 and a minimum value of 48.43 in 1976.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1976 48.43
1980 70.32
1981 69.11
1982 64.27
1983 63.08
1984 59.91
1985 57.08
1986 55.78
1987 54.35
1988 52.73
1989 52.68
1990 52.04
1991 51.37
1992 51.47
1993 50.68
1994 49.45
1995 49.33
1996 49.47
1997 49.92
1998 49.42
1999 49.89
2000 53.53
2001 58.12
2002 73.08
2003 81.61
2004 86.15
2005 90.85
2006 96.73
2008 98.86
2010 92.20
2012 87.50
2013 83.95
2014 83.32
2016 83.50
2017 83.58
2018 81.33

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Tanzania was 82.85 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.73 in 2008 and a minimum value of 50.21 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1981 68.97
1982 64.95
1983 64.41
1985 58.61
1986 57.38
1987 55.56
1988 53.73
1989 53.53
1990 52.79
1991 52.02
1992 52.00
1993 51.41
1994 50.39
1995 50.21
1996 50.32
1997 50.84
1998 50.42
1999 50.93
2000 54.43
2001 58.44
2002 72.79
2003 80.94
2004 85.59
2005 90.28
2006 96.34
2008 98.73
2010 93.05
2012 88.83
2013 85.40
2014 85.40
2016 85.38
2017 85.19
2018 82.85

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Tanzania was 79.85 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.98 in 2008 and a minimum value of 48.42 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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

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Year Value
1981 69.25
1982 63.61
1983 61.78
1985 55.57
1986 54.22
1987 53.16
1988 51.75
1989 51.84
1990 51.31
1991 50.73
1992 50.94
1993 49.96
1994 48.52
1995 48.46
1996 48.64
1997 49.01
1998 48.42
1999 48.86
2000 52.64
2001 57.82
2002 73.37
2003 82.27
2004 86.70
2005 91.42
2006 97.12
2008 98.98
2010 91.36
2012 86.19
2013 82.52
2014 81.28
2016 81.66
2017 82.01
2018 79.85

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Tanzania was 4.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.03 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 1987.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

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

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Year Value
1970 2.27
1971 1.56
1972 1.94
1973 2.62
1974 4.67
1975 5.03
1980 0.19
1981 0.21
1982 0.26
1983 0.23
1984 0.27
1985 0.30
1986 0.10
1987 0.08
1988 0.10
1989 0.17
1990 0.17
1991 0.14
1992 0.11
1993 0.10
1994 0.10
1995 0.13
1996 0.14
1997 0.15
1998 0.18
1999 0.17
2001 0.12
2002 0.35
2003 0.47
2004 0.58
2005 0.86
2006 1.01
2007 0.98
2008 1.42
2009 1.52
2010 1.81
2011 2.76
2013 2.41
2014 2.77
2015 3.46
2017 3.78
2018 3.90
2019 4.07
2020 4.26

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Tanzania was 31.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.65 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.67 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1970 2.67
1971 2.74
1972 2.69
1973 2.78
1974 3.06
1975 3.08
1976 3.18
1977 3.30
1978 3.34
1979 3.40
1980 3.32
1981 3.07
1982 3.05
1983 3.08
1984 3.06
1985 3.42
1986 3.62
1987 3.89
1988 4.29
1989 4.59
1991 5.39
1992 5.40
1993 5.39
1994 5.36
1995 5.38
1996 5.28
1997 5.72
2010 31.65
2014 30.75
2015 27.14
2016 26.71
2017 27.35
2018 29.44
2019 30.83
2020 31.42

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Tanzania was 32.89 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.89 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.49 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1970 1.55
1971 1.60
1972 1.49
1973 1.60
1974 1.87
1975 1.94
1976 2.19
1977 2.26
1978 2.28
1979 2.38
1981 2.15
1982 2.13
1983 2.18
1985 2.56
1986 2.80
1987 3.10
1988 3.53
1989 3.91
1991 4.67
1992 4.73
1993 4.73
1994 4.76
1995 4.81
1996 4.87
1997 5.10
2010 28.50
2014 30.16
2015 27.01
2016 26.80
2017 27.67
2018 30.13
2019 32.02
2020 32.89

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Tanzania was 29.97 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.77 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3.77 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
1970 3.77
1971 3.86
1972 3.87
1973 3.94
1974 4.23
1975 4.20
1976 4.15
1977 4.34
1978 4.39
1979 4.40
1981 3.97
1982 3.96
1983 3.96
1985 4.27
1986 4.42
1987 4.68
1988 5.03
1989 5.26
1991 6.10
1992 6.06
1993 6.04
1994 5.96
1995 5.94
1996 5.69
1997 6.33
2010 34.77
2014 31.33
2015 27.27
2016 26.63
2017 27.03
2018 28.75
2019 29.66
2020 29.97

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
2016 23.94
2017 24.55
2018 26.55

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
2016 24.18
2017 25.00
2018 27.31

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

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

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Year Value
2016 23.70
2017 24.11
2018 25.79

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

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

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Year Value
2014 18.82
2015 19.02
2016 18.76
2017 18.05
2020 12.18

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Tanzania was 7.83 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.83 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.17 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1970 0.17
1971 0.18
1972 0.22
1973 0.24
1974 0.27
1975 0.23
1976 0.23
1977 0.18
1978 0.34
1979 0.27
1982 0.26
1983 0.26
1984 0.27
1985 0.27
1986 0.26
1987 0.31
1989 0.25
1991 0.33
1992 0.34
1993 0.39
1994 0.42
1995 0.49
1996 0.55
1997 0.64
1998 0.56
1999 0.64
2000 0.69
2001 0.71
2002 0.74
2003 0.95
2004 1.27
2005 1.49
2007 1.51
2010 2.15
2012 3.97
2013 3.68
2014 4.85
2015 4.01
2016 4.07
2019 3.09
2020 7.83

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Tanzania was 7.13 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.13 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.03 in 1977.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1970 0.06
1971 0.06
1972 0.07
1973 0.08
1974 0.08
1975 0.06
1976 0.03
1977 0.03
1978 0.10
1979 0.09
1982 0.09
1983 0.09
1984 0.08
1985 0.08
1986 0.07
1987 0.08
1991 0.11
1992 0.11
1993 0.12
1994 0.14
1995 0.16
1996 0.19
1997 0.25
1998 0.23
1999 0.27
2000 0.32
2001 0.34
2002 0.37
2003 0.58
2004 0.75
2005 0.97
2007 0.98
2010 1.94
2012 2.81
2013 2.58
2014 3.51
2015 2.80
2016 2.89
2019 2.45
2020 7.13

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Tanzania was 8.53 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.53 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.29 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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

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Year Value
1970 0.29
1971 0.31
1972 0.37
1973 0.40
1974 0.45
1975 0.40
1976 0.42
1977 0.33
1978 0.58
1979 0.45
1982 0.43
1983 0.44
1984 0.45
1985 0.45
1986 0.45
1987 0.54
1991 0.56
1992 0.57
1993 0.65
1994 0.69
1995 0.82
1996 0.91
1997 1.03
1998 0.88
1999 1.01
2000 1.05
2001 1.07
2002 1.10
2003 1.31
2004 1.80
2005 2.00
2007 2.04
2010 2.35
2012 5.12
2013 4.77
2014 6.18
2015 5.21
2016 5.24
2019 3.73
2020 8.53

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation