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 350,222 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
350,222 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
3rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
442,671 number
in 2005
All-time low
350,222 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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2004201120192004: 390.0k number2005: 442.7k number2008: 437.6k number2010: 393.5k number2012: 353.3k number2013: 369.2k number2016: 439.8k number2017: 364.3k number2018: 361.6k number2019: 350.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Tanzania, United Republic of is 350,222 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% 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 442,671 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 350,222 number, in 2019.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 3rd of 132 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, female (number) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 390,027 number
2005 442,671 number +13.5%
2008 437,551 number -1.2%
2010 393,467 number -10.1%
2012 353,268 number -10.2%
2013 369,205 number +4.5%
2016 439,816 number +19.1%
2017 364,329 number -17.2%
2018 361,610 number -0.7%
2019 350,222 number -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 423,416 number 390,027 number 442,671 number 3
2010s 375,988 number 350,222 number 439,816 number 7

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 1 Ethiopia 887,278 number compare
  2. 2 Egypt 757,134 number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 346,337 number compare
  4. 5 Kenya 333,298 number compare
  5. 6 Iraq 327,232 number

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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 350,222 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 442,671 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 350,222 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 132 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 20.0%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/