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.