Tanzania - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Tanzania was 1,812,727 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,115,400 in 1999 and a minimum value of 69,235 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
1976 1,589,677
1980 1,041,236
1981 1,118,953
1982 1,337,562
1983 1,428,479
1984 1,601,906
1985 1,767,623
1986 1,878,996
1987 2,000,760
1988 2,135,520
1989 2,202,460
1990 2,296,785
1991 2,404,931
1992 2,481,287
1993 2,607,013
1994 2,757,719
1995 2,844,419
1996 2,914,465
1997 2,965,410
1998 3,069,521
1999 3,115,400
2000 2,955,790
2001 2,732,287
2002 1,798,614
2003 1,256,066
2004 965,078
2005 645,664
2006 226,064
2008 69,235
2010 604,441
2012 1,100,928
2013 1,370,468
2014 1,580,287
2016 1,563,643
2017 1,611,822
2018 1,895,125
2019 1,712,650
2020 1,812,727

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

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Tanzania was 14.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 49.79 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.98 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1981 31.03
1982 35.05
1983 35.59
1985 41.39
1986 42.62
1987 44.44
1988 46.27
1989 46.47
1990 47.21
1991 47.98
1992 48.00
1993 48.59
1994 49.61
1995 49.79
1996 49.68
1997 49.16
1998 49.54
1999 49.03
2000 45.53
2001 41.52
2002 27.15
2003 18.98
2004 14.31
2005 9.59
2006 3.47
2008 0.98
2010 6.46
2012 11.17
2013 13.34
2014 14.60
2015 13.95
2016 13.34
2017 13.57
2018 15.86
2019 13.77
2020 14.51

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

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Tanzania was 17.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 51.55 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.82 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1981 30.75
1982 36.39
1983 38.22
1985 44.43
1986 45.78
1987 46.84
1988 48.25
1989 48.16
1990 48.69
1991 49.27
1992 49.06
1993 50.04
1994 51.48
1995 51.54
1996 51.36
1997 50.99
1998 51.55
1999 51.12
2000 47.33
2001 42.15
2002 26.60
2003 17.70
2004 13.25
2005 8.47
2006 2.72
2008 0.82
2010 8.29
2012 13.81
2013 16.61
2014 18.72
2015 18.55
2016 17.50
2017 17.27
2018 19.40
2019 17.29
2020 17.61

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Tanzania was 16.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 51.57 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.90 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1976 51.57
1980 29.68
1981 30.89
1982 35.73
1983 36.92
1984 40.09
1985 42.92
1986 44.22
1987 45.65
1988 47.27
1989 47.32
1990 47.96
1991 48.63
1992 48.53
1993 49.32
1994 50.55
1995 50.67
1996 50.53
1997 50.08
1998 50.55
1999 50.08
2000 46.43
2001 41.84
2002 26.87
2003 18.33
2004 13.78
2005 9.03
2006 3.10
2008 0.90
2010 7.38
2012 12.50
2013 14.99
2014 16.68
2015 16.27
2016 15.44
2017 15.44
2018 17.65
2019 15.55
2020 16.08

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation