Revealed: Factors behind low enrolment of students at Tanzanian universities

Reports indicate that Tanzania’s higher education enrolment rate stands at just 6.1 percent, far behind Kenya’s 11 percent and the sub-Saharan African average of 9.4 percent. PHOTO | COURTESY

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is in a race against time to expand its higher education enrolment capacity and bridge the gap with other African countries, The Citizen has learnt.

Despite efforts to boost access to university education, the country’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) remains significantly low.