Introduction of KiuFunza Programme to Improve Literacy and Numeracy in Tanzania

TLDR

• For Tanzania, such improvements are significant as the country works towards the education aspirations outlined in Vision 2050.
• As Tanzania begins implementing the long-term ambitions of Vision 2050, the connection between KiuFunza, the government’s KKK strategy and classroom realities becomes increasingly important.
• The approach is also supported by findings from the 2025 KiuFunza assessments, which showed that learners in participating schools recorded 21 per cent higher performance in reading and 18 per cent higher performance in.
• The assessment covered 265 schools and more than 79,000 learners, pointing to the potential of adapting teaching to learners’ actual levels to improve foundational literacy and numeracy.
• The long-term perspective plan for implementing Vision 2050 similarly identifies education and skills development as critical to Tanzania’s transformation, with priorities including education reforms, teacher capacity.