By Mohamed Said:
Table 1: Selection of Std. VII Pupils to Form I in Dar es Salaam Region 1978 to 1981
[TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable"]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Year
[/TD]
[TD]Total Selected
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Muslims
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]% of Muslims Selected
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]1978
[/TD]
[TD]956
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]216
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]23%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]1979
[/TD]
[TD]903
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]194
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]22%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]1980
[/TD]
[TD]1071
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]247
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]23%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Source: Dar es Salaam City Council Department of Education
NB: In 1967 census Muslims in Dar es Salaam Region were 67% therefore the number of Muslim students in Dar es Salaam primary schools is greater than that of Christians.
This should have reflected in the selection.
Table 2: Religious Distribution University of Dar es Salaam 1971/72 and 1973/74
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
Year
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
Muslim%
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
Non Muslim
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
Total
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1969/70
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
17
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
83
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1971/72
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
13
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
87
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1972/73
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
14
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
86
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1973/74
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
13
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
87
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
*1974/1975
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1975/76
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
15
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
85
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1976/77
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1977/78
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
0
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1978/79
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
14
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
86
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
1979/80
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
14
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
86
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
**1980/81
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
11
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
89
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
**1981/82
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
16
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
84
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: transparent"]
100
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
* Official Statistics notavailable** Students selected forFaculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Science and medicine not included.Source: 1969/70-1978/79 University of Dar es Salaam Students Directory. 1979/80-1981/82
DailyNews June 1979/1981]