Education in Tanzania

Children in Gangilonga Primary School demonstrate their enthusiasm by showing their new books in support of literacy and education.

Education in Tanzania is provided by both the public and private sectors, starting with pre-primary education, followed by primary, secondary ordinary, secondary advanced, and ideally, university level education. Free and accessible education is a human right in Tanzania. The Tanzanian government began to emphasize the importance of education shortly after its independence in 1961.[1] Curriculum is standardized by level, and it is the basis for the national examinations. Achievement levels are important, yet there are various causes of children not receiving the education that they need, including the need to help families with work, poor accessibility, and a variety of learning disabilities. While there is a lack of resources for special needs education, Tanzania has committed to inclusive education and attention on disadvantaged learners, as pointed out in the 2006 Education Sector Review AIDE-MEMORE.[2] The government's National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty in 2005 heavily emphasized on education and literacy.[3]

In 2016, the government introduced a fee free education policy for primary and secondary government schools.[4][5]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)[6] finds that Tanzania is fulfilling only 57.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income.[7] HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to both primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Tanzania's income level, the nation is achieving 79.0% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education but only 34.9% for secondary education.[8]

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  2. ^ "United Republic of Tanzania Regional Seminar "Poverty Alleviation, HIV and AIDS Education and Inclusive Education: Priority Issues for Inclusive Quality Education in Eastern and Western Sub-Saharan Africa"" (PDF). UNESCO International Bureau of Education. July 2007.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR GROWTH AND REDUCTION OF POVERTY (NSGRP II) (Draft)" (PDF). MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. 2010-03-28.
  4. ^ "Free education in Tanzania". Africa Times. February 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Tanzania reviews fee free education policy". Daily News. June 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. ^ "Tanzania - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. ^ "Tanzania - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.