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TABLE: LIII: DROP-OUTS FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TEN
SELECTED REGIONS TANZANIA MAINLAND 1992
Region
CLASS
I II III IV V VI VII Total
K'njaro 139 209 306 410 315 390 316 2085
Arusha 329 412 518 1038 471 524 740 4032
D'Salaa 287 424 447 499 384 471 233 2745
Kagera 256 482 673 1181 1035 1003 1119 5749
Mara 144 150 149 247 1241 1440 874 4245
Mbeya 278 220 366 528 443 420 546 2801
Mwanza 345 440 583 768 612 610 793 4151
Pwani 152 244 310 461 525 354 105 2151
Sources: Planning Commission: Compiled data based on BEST 1992
However compared with other regions, Kilimanjaro has relatively
fewer drop out; in 1992 the region had only 2,085 drop outs
while Arusha had 4,032, Kagera 5,749 and Mwanza reported
4,151 drop outs.
4.1.4 Primary School Facilities:
Problems of primary school education in the country are almost
similar, they may just differ in intensity and degree. Like other
regions in the country, Kilimanjaro is experiencing shortage of
class-rooms, teacher’s houses, desks, teaching materials as well
as qualified teachers.
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