Tanzania vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female

Tanzania
95.3%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
96.0%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
157th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
158th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female over time

  • Tanzania
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 96.0% against 95.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Tanzania ranks 157th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 158th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 50.3% 51.4% 1.1% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 78.5% 67.7% 10.8% Tanzania
1990s 67.5% 67.3% 0.2% Tanzania
2000s 95.7% 82.7% 13.0% Tanzania
2010s 92.6% 93.1% 0.5% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 97.2% 95.6% 1.6% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, female, Tanzania or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 96.0% against 95.3% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, female between Tanzania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.7%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
Tanzania ranks 157th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 158th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release