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This page presents key points in Tanzanian history and education
development.
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- 1880s-1919:
Tanzania is a German Colony
- 1919: Tanzania
becomes a British Trust Territory
- 1934:
Under British rule, the first secondary school for Tanzanians opens in Tabora
- 1935: Education budget for entire Tanganyika amounted
to (US) $ 240,000
- 1956: Expansion
of education beyond primary school becomes a priority, due to shortage of skilled labor in Tanzania
- 1960: enrollment in Form IV (11th grade) reaches 700 pupils (the estimated
population at that time in Tanzania was 10.6 million people)
- 1961: Tanzania gains Independence from the British
- 1967: pupils completing secondary school reaches 5,000
- 1967: The much loved President Nyerere (known even today
as "Father of the Nation"; and "Teacher") delivers his "Arusha Declaration", outlining his version
of socialism to develop the nation's economy which included system of self-reliance in locally administered villages through
a villagization program structured around the ujamaa, or extended family found in traditional Africa. The strong pro-poor
focus of the Arusha declaration aimed to equip Tanzanians for self-reliant rural livelihoods, based on agriculture. Nyerere
aimed that the majority of people would attain primary education, with a small minority going beyond that.
- Mid 1970’s: funding was concentrated on
primary education expansion. Secondary enrolment stagnated.
- 1970’s-1980’s policies restricted involvement of the private and voluntary sector in education
in an effort to maintain equality and socialist principles.
- 1985: Socialism in Tanzania ends, and Nyerere hands over power to Ali Hassan Mwinyi
- 1995: First ever multi-party elections are held
- 2001: Government
of Tanzania drops primary school fees
- 2001: First grade enrollments increased by 43.1% due to free primary education
- 2001-2002: 1.7 million extra children join the school system
- 2004: Government begins expanding the secondary
school system under SEDP (Secondary Education Development Programme), but not fast enough to meet the demands of the first
pool of graduating 7th graders in 2007 & 2008.
- 2007:
Secondary enrollment in Tanzania is among the lowest in the world at 20%, but Government is rapidly expanding infrastructure.
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