Understanding Tanzania's Education System and Poverty Levels With a population of 64 million people …
74% of children in Tanzania are affected by multidimensional poverty.
Due to high birth rates, 44% of the population is under 15 years old.
Children are not eligible to attend government school until 6 or 7 years old.
There is less than 30% enrollment for secondary schooling. And of that total number, only 3% will continue with post- secondary education. Those without any academic or vocational options after the age of 13 will often start a family early and enter the cycle of poverty. Research shows that 52% of girls (one out of every four) who begun childbearing before the age of 18 have either zero formal education or have only completed primary school.
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