Primary school enrolment (gross) in Tanzania

Gross primary school enrolment in Tanzania was 92.7% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Tanzania, 2024 92.7% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 −3.0percentage points 2023: 95.6%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Tanzania over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period TanzaniaWorld
2024 92.7% 102.2%
2023 95.6% 100.7%
2022 90.6% 100.4%
2021 98.7% 99.4%
2020 98.6% 99.6%
2019 97.6% 99.1%
2018 95.0% 99.1%
2017 89.6% 101.8%
2016 85.3% 102.1%
2015 84.2% 101.0%
2014 85.9% 101.6%
2013 88.8% 103.0%
2012 92.0% 102.9%
2011 95.1% 102.4%
2010 100.1% 102.5%
2009 103.5% 102.7%
2008 109.2% 102.9%
2007 108.8% 102.7%
2006 107.5% 101.7%
2005 105.0% 101.7%
2004 101.6% 101.6%
2003 96.9% 100.9%
2002 90.6% 99.4%
2001 75.7% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0 percentage points from 95.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 85.9%, the figure has changed by +6.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Tanzania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics