Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Tanzania

Share of children out of school in Tanzania in 2024 — 16.37%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 120. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 33.54 pp.

2024 16.37% +2.29 pp vs 2023
World rank 102of 120
Period maximum 51.44%1994
Period minimum 3.76%2008

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Tanzania, 1976–20240204060197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 49.91%1980: 30.1%1981: 32.02%1982: 37.42%1983: 39.11%1984: 42.77%1985: 45.86%1986: 47.44%1987: 48.91%1988: 50.52%1989: 50.37%1990: 50.79%1991: 51.07%1992: 50.47%1993: 50.68%1994: 51.44%1995: 51.27%1996: 50.85%1997: 50.09%1998: 50.34%1999: 49.69%2000: 45.93%2001: 41.09%2002: 25.85%2003: 17.42%2004: 13.37%2005: 9.35%2006: 4.5%2008: 3.76%2010: 9.81%2011: 10.53%2012: 13.46%2013: 16.22%2014: 17.5%2015: 19.54%2016: 15.46%2017: 15.08%2018: 16.93%2019: 14.34%2020: 13.39%2021: 12.68%2022: 13%2023: 14.08%2024: 16.37%
Change over the period: −33.54 pp Annual average: -0.7 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 16.37%
Share of children out of school — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.37 +2.29 pp
2023 14.08 +1.08 pp
2022 13 +0.31 pp
2021 12.68 −0.71 pp
2020 13.39 −0.95 pp
2019 14.34 −2.59 pp
2018 16.93 +1.86 pp
2017 15.08 −0.38 pp
2016 15.46 −4.08 pp
2015 19.54 +2.04 pp
2014 17.5 +1.28 pp
2013 16.22 +2.76 pp
2012 13.46 +2.93 pp
2011 10.53 +0.72 pp
2010 9.81
2008 3.76
2006 4.5 −4.84 pp
2005 9.35 −4.02 pp
2004 13.37 −4.05 pp
2003 17.42 −8.43 pp
2002 25.85 −15.24 pp
2001 41.09 −4.84 pp
2000 45.93 −3.76 pp
1999 49.69 −0.65 pp
1998 50.34 +0.25 pp
1997 50.09 −0.76 pp
1996 50.85 −0.41 pp
1995 51.27 −0.17 pp
1994 51.44 +0.76 pp
1993 50.68 +0.21 pp
1992 50.47 −0.6 pp
1991 51.07 +0.28 pp
1990 50.79 +0.42 pp
1989 50.37 −0.15 pp
1988 50.52 +1.62 pp
1987 48.91 +1.46 pp
1986 47.44 +1.58 pp
1985 45.86 +3.09 pp
1984 42.77 +3.66 pp
1983 39.11 +1.69 pp
1982 37.42 +5.4 pp
1981 32.02 +1.92 pp
1980 30.1
1976 49.91

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.