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| Name: | The National Education Act, 1978 (No. 25 of 1978). |
| Country: | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Subject(s): | Education, vocational guidance and training |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1978-12-04 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | TZA-1978-L-94089 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=94089&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Parliament of Tanzania, Tanzania PDF of Act (consulted on 2013-09-16) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Section 35 of the Act provides that "it shall be compulsory for every child who has attained the age of seven years but has not attained the age of thirteen years to be enrolled for primary education." The Act was amended in 1995 and increases the compulsory school age to 15 years. |
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