Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 735,976 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
735,976 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
3rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
898,808 number
in 2005
All-time low
735,976 number
in 2019
Years of data
10
2004–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2004201120192004: 787.0k number2005: 898.8k number2008: 895.9k number2010: 811.3k number2012: 739.5k number2013: 793.0k number2016: 889.5k number2017: 755.6k number2018: 759.5k number2019: 736.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 735,976 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 898,808 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 735,976 number, in 2019.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 787,006 number
2005 898,808 number +14.2%
2008 895,925 number -0.3%
2010 811,326 number -9.4%
2012 739,467 number -8.9%
2013 792,960 number +7.2%
2016 889,533 number +12.2%
2017 755,592 number -15.1%
2018 759,501 number +0.5%
2019 735,976 number -3.1%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 735,976 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,272 number, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 735,976 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 337,041 number, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 860,580 number 787,006 number 898,808 number 3
2010s 783,479 number 735,976 number 889,533 number 7

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 1 Ethiopia 1.76 million number compare
  2. 2 Egypt 1.56 million number compare
  3. 4 Kenya 671,251 number compare
  4. 5 Iraq 667,797 number
  5. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 645,306 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of was 735,976 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 898,808 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 735,976 number in 2019.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/