DISTRIBUTION AND PREDICTIVE OWNERSHIP OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA MAINLAND
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This study attempted to explore the distribution of primary schools and the predictive ownership of primary school teachers in Tanzania's Mainland. The dataset used in this study was collected in 2016 by the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. To attain the objectives of this study the descriptive statistical analysis and logistic regression model were adopted. A total of 17,094 schools were included in the study. The findings revealed that there was an unequal distribution of primary schools as well asprimary school teachers in Tanzania's Mainland. Tanga was the region with many government primary schools (992) and Dar es Salaam was the region with many non-government schools (245). Katavi was the region with few government primary schools (175) and non-government schools (2). There were more permanent female teachers (104052) than permanent male teachers (98028) while in the case of the temporary teachers, males (2660) were more than females (1970).
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