Education in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: official figures
94.2% of adults aged 15 and over in Kilimanjaro could read and write at the 2022 census, up from 92.2% in 2012 (Tanzania: 83.0%); 3rd highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
How many children in Kilimanjaro go to primary school?
96.4% of children of primary-school age in Kilimanjaro were enrolled in primary school at the 2022 census (net enrolment rate; Tanzania: 83.3%), 5th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Kilimanjaro?
Kilimanjaro had 375 secondary schools in 2025, 249 government and 126 private, teaching 146,807 students: about 391 per school (Mainland: 528).
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- Women in Kilimanjaro are less likely to be literate than men: 92.9% of women and 95.7% of men aged 15 and over could read and write in 2022 (Tanzania: 79.5% and 86.8%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 7.0% of people aged four and over in Kilimanjaro had never attended school at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 19.9%), 3rd lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions; 33.8% were in school. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- About 272,000 pupils were enrolled in Kilimanjaro's public and private primary schools in 2025, against 279,000 in 2020 (PO-RALG school census). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
How Kilimanjaro compares with other regions
Adult literacy (aged 15+) (2022)
Kilimanjaro ranks 3 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adult literacy (aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es Salaam | 97.5% |
| 2 | Mjini Magharibi | 96.2% |
| 3 | Kilimanjaro | 94.2% |
| 4 | Kusini Unguja | 93.9% |
| 5 | Njombe | 90.0% |
| 6 | Iringa | 89.5% |
| 7 | Mbeya | 87.9% |
Primary school net enrolment rate (2022)
Kilimanjaro ranks 5 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary school net enrolment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kusini Unguja | 97.8% |
| 3 | Dar es Salaam | 96.8% |
| 4 | Kusini Pemba | 96.7% |
| 5 | Kilimanjaro | 96.4% |
| 6 | Kaskazini Unguja | 96.2% |
| 7 | Njombe | 95.5% |
| 8 | Iringa | 94.1% |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics: Tanzania Statistical Abstract 2025: Tables 3.2, 3.6, 12.3, 12.15, 16.3 and 16.6 (density, birth registration, schools, crime and road deaths by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 65b6dcd7d322…)
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: 2022 Population and Housing Census: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, United Republic of Tanzania (regional tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20ed491aac53…)
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