Tanzania’s student loan success now meets funding crossroads

Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania expands access to higher and middle-level education to meet its development ambitions, the pressure on public financing has never been clearer, according to The Citizen.

The annual performance report for the 2024/2025 academic year from the Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB) reveals that the board has fundamentally transformed access to post-secondary education. However, it is also reaching the limits of what public funds alone can sustain.