Tanzania

Despite opposing goals for Africans, financial shortages during World War II made both systems more dependent on African native authorities to finance education. By 1942, native authorities (chiefs) paid 92 percent of the cost of running schools in Tanzania. African chiefs paid teachers salaries; built, furnished, and maintained schools; and created a system of local financing for schools. Britain liked this because those who benefited paid for their own education. This saved the mother country a lot of money.

The share of the government budget spent on education dropped from 17 percent in 1970 to 11 percent in 1994 making private sector growth more important. Private schools in 2001 enroll 55 percent of all secondary school students in Tanzania. Public spending on education is declining. International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank imposed cuts in government spending throughout the 1980s and early 1990s contributed to the decline in public spending on education.