 Although only 56.9 percent of those children were at or above mathematics level 4, "beginning numeracy", that was fifth highest among those countries and regions (Botswana 43.6 percent, Kenya 61.7 percent, Lesotho 18.9 percent, Malawi 26.7 percent, Mauritius 78.9 percent, Mozambique 30.8 percent, Namibia 18.4 percent, Seychelles 57.7 percent, South Africa 30.8 percent, Swaziland 55.7 percent, Zambia 8.2 percent, Zanzibar 52.3 percent, and Zimbabwe 62.8 percent)

In 2007, the pupil reading score of 577.8 for Standard 6 children on the Tanzanian mainland was
the highest among the 15 countries and regions in southern and eastern Africa where this data was available.Their pupil mathematics score of 552.7 was the third highest, behind only Mauritius and Kenya.However, curriculum and success is relative.