Over 16,000 dropouts: The silent crisis in Tanzania’s universities

Various lecturers and graduates follow the proceedings of the graduation ceremony at the Iringa university grounds recently. University dropout rates are becoming a concern in higher education institutions.

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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s universities are facing an alarming dropout crisis that has gone largely unnoticed.

Over the past five years, 16,556 students have either been discontinued or deregistered from institutions of higher learning, leaving behind shattered dreams and untapped potential.