Before coming of European Tanzania education was based to primitive knowledge depends with certain communities, people were learning how to cook, caring family, hunting etc. This education helps people to live in their community.

After inversion of colonies in African (British and German) the education system changed. Education transmitted through English language and only few people were access to get education especially chiefs children.

After independence 1961 Tanganyika had changed to education system to ensure everyone has access to education. After unification Tanganyika and Zanzibar 1964 the system of education changed. People were taught about Agriculture and education for self-reliance. Education for self-reliance is implemented in 1967.

Education for self-reliance aimed to prepare students to do a task taught at school for any given environment instead of theoretical system such as agriculture and handcraft.

About 1975 Tanzania institute of education established to control and manage education system through curriculum update, to prepare teaching materials such as books, to train teachers and making research for development of education system.