Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) was 12,462 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Tanzania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 12,462 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Tanzania peaked at 12,462 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,811, in 1960.
That places Tanzania 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,811 | — |
| 1965 | 3,269 | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 3,780 | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 4,438 | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 5,202 | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 6,155 | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 7,284 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 8,700 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 9,910 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 11,140 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 12,462 | +11.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 12,462 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,002, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 12,462 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,262, 3.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,040 | 2,811 | 3,269 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4,109 | 3,780 | 4,438 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5,678 | 5,202 | 6,155 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7,992 | 7,284 | 8,700 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,525 | 9,910 | 11,140 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12,462 | 12,462 | 12,462 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.63 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Tanzania?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Tanzania was 12,462 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,462 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,811 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- Tanzania ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.