United Republic of Tanzania

Background Information

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank income group

Lower middle income

Percent of population aged 10-24

33% (UNFPA, 2023)

Total primary school age population (both sexes)

12,279,467 (UIS, 2023)

Total secondary school age population (both sexes)

8,924,364 (UIS, 2023)

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)

30%

Source: UNSDG , 2016

Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)

139

Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2016

Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)

27%

Source: DHS , 2022

Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)

68%

Source: DHS , 2022

Education Snapshot Back to Top

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)

13

Source: UIS , 2022

Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools

68%

Source: UNESCO , 2021

Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities

No data available

Source: UIS

Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage

Source: UIS , 2023

Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage

Source: UIS , 2022

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education

Source: UIS , 2023

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading

  • Female 61%

  • Male 60%

Female: UIS, 2013

Male: UIS, 2013

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics

  • Female 7%

  • Male 9%

Female: UIS, 2013

Male: UIS, 2013


Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education

  • Female 28%

  • Male 25%

Female: UNESCO, 2014

Male: UNESCO, 2014

Youth not in education, employment or training

  • Female 19%

  • Male 9%

Female: ILO, 2020

Male: ILO, 2020


Completion rate

Primary school age
  • Female 84%

  • Male 75%

Female: UIS, 2016

Male: UIS, 2016

Lower secondary school age
  • Female 27%

  • Male 31%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Upper secondary school age
  • Female 27%

  • Male 32%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015


Out-of-school rate

Primary school
  • Female 15%

  • Male 18%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2016

Lower secondary school
  • Female 60%

  • Male 57%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Upper secondary school
  • Female 81%

  • Male 74%

Female: UIS, 2016

Male: UIS, 2016

Legal Frameworks Back to Top

Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools

1

No protection from violence in educational institutions

Source: HerAtlas , 2021

Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender

2

Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right

Source: HerAtlas , 2021

Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls

5

Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls

Source: HerAtlas , 2021

Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors

Data coming soon!

Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality

Data coming soon!

Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes

Data coming soon!


Programs Back to Top

Project/Program

Accelerated Learning Program

Research Project/Report/Study

AMPLIFY: COVID-19 Response Research

Network/Convening/Conference

AMPLIFY Girls Collective

Project/Program

A New Equilibrium for Girls

Project/Program

ARK Secondary School Education Program

Project/Program

BEST Girls- Being Empowered, Strong and Together

Network/Convening/Conference

Better Life, Better Future

Project/Program

Broadcasting Hope

Project/Program

CAMFED Association

Project/Program

Carole Cole Scholarship Programme

Project/Program

Community Action Plan

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Community Grants Program

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Comprehensive scholarship programme

Research Project/Report/Study

DeliverED Initiative

Project/Program

Draw Your Dreams

Project/Program

Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Project/Program

Encourage Access to Education and Better Learning Environments (ENABLE)

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Ending Child Marriage - Tanzania

Project/Program

EQWIP HUBs

Project/Program

Fanaka Secondary Memorial School

Project/Program

FAWE's Gender Sensitive Schools

Project/Program

Feminist and Youth-led Action (FAYA)

Project/Program

Financial Education for Girls Program

Project/Program

Food for Education

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Funding For Girls Education Programs

Advocacy Campaign/Project

Gender Equality Program

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Gender Equity/Education Funding

Project/Program

Gender-Responsive Pedagogy

Project/Program

Girls' Advancement (Wezesha Vijiana) Program

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Girls' Education Challenge

Project/Program

Girls' Education Challenge Transition (GEC-T)

Project/Program

Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)

Project/Program

GIRLS Inspire project

Project/Program

Joint Programme on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education

Project/Program

Kupanda Project for Girls

Project/Program

Leadership and Entrepreneurship Incubator (LEI) Program

Project/Program

Leading Community Action for Vulnerable Girls: Young African women at the forefront of COVID-19

Research Project/Report/Study

Miske Witt: COVID-19 Response Research

Project/Program

My Education, My Future (MEMF)

Advocacy Campaign/Project

National Partner Support

Project/Program

Panda Economic Empowerment Project

Project/Program

Peace Clubs Student Empowerment

Project/Program

Preventing Sexual and Gender-based Violence Against Children

Research Project/Report/Study

Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE)

Project/Program

Schools for Africa

Project/Program

School Supplies & Classroom Improvements for partner schools

Project/Program

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Project/Program

Service-learning for WASH in schools

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

Strengthening Primary Education - Tanzania

Project/Program

Teacher Professional Development

Project/Program

Teacher Training

Research Project/Report/Study

Tega

Research Project/Report/Study

The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists

Project/Program

Transition Guides/Peer Educators

Advocacy Campaign/Project

Tujibebe

Funding Initiative/Portfolio

UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education

Project/Program

Unlocking Talent Through Technology

Project/Program

Waache Wasome (Let Them Learn)

Project/Program

Youth Clubs

Project/Program

Youth Enterprise

Research Project/Report/Study

Youth Think Tank

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Government Programs Back to Top

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Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top