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 385,754 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
385,754 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
3rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
458,374 number
in 2008
All-time low
385,754 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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2004201120192004: 397.0k number2005: 456.1k number2008: 458.4k number2010: 417.9k number2012: 386.2k number2013: 423.8k number2016: 449.7k number2017: 391.3k number2018: 397.9k number2019: 385.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 385,754 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.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% 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 458,374 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 385,754 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, male (number) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 396,979 number
2005 456,137 number +14.9%
2008 458,374 number +0.5%
2010 417,859 number -8.8%
2012 386,199 number -7.6%
2013 423,755 number +9.7%
2016 449,717 number +6.1%
2017 391,263 number -13.0%
2018 397,891 number +1.7%
2019 385,754 number -3.1%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 385,754 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,938 number, 11.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 385,754 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 166,230 number, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 437,163 number 396,979 number 458,374 number 3
2010s 407,491 number 385,754 number 449,717 number 7

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 1 Ethiopia 872,463 number compare
  2. 2 Egypt 806,829 number compare
  3. 4 Iraq 340,565 number
  4. 5 Kenya 337,953 number compare
  5. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 332,827 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 385,754 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 458,374 number in 2008.
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 385,754 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 15.8%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/