Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania

Tanzania: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 722,622 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
722,622 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 196 countries
All-time high
785,941 number
in 2016
All-time low
279,891 number
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania, 2004–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2004201120192004: 279.9k number2005: 318.6k number2006: 331.4k number2007: 387.9k number2008: 446.6k number2009: 445.9k number2010: 461.6k number2011: 530.4k number2012: 542.6k number2013: 512.8k number2014: 522.8k number2015: 535.0k number2016: 785.9k number2017: 765.6k number2018: 720.1k number2019: 722.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania stood at 722,622 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 785,941 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 279,891 number, in 2004.

That places Tanzania 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Tanzania, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 279,891 number —
2005 318,617 number +13.8%
2006 331,440 number +4.0%
2007 387,868 number +17.0%
2008 446,591 number +15.1%
2009 445,867 number -0.2%
2010 461,628 number +3.5%
2011 530,425 number +14.9%
2012 542,562 number +2.3%
2013 512,798 number -5.5%
2014 522,846 number +2.0%
2015 535,035 number +2.3%
2016 785,941 number +46.9%
2017 765,648 number -2.6%
2018 720,082 number -6.0%
2019 722,622 number +0.4%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 722,622 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,448 number, 6.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 722,622 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71,696 number, 10.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +46.9% 535,035 number 785,941 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 368,379 number 279,891 number 446,591 number 6
2010s 609,959 number 461,628 number 785,941 number 10

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 24 Turkey 782,646 number compare
  2. 25 Italy 776,133 number compare
  3. 26 Egypt 762,738 number compare
  4. 28 Poland 699,836 number compare
  5. 29 Spain 667,963 number compare
  6. 30 South Korea 645,503 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Tanzania was 722,622 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 785,941 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 279,891 number in 2004.
How does Tanzania rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Tanzania ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.