Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 24,747 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tanzania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tanzania stood at 24,747. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tanzania peaked at 24,747 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,445, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,890 | 5,445 | 6,335 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,998 | 7,348 | 8,647 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11,096 | 10,156 | 12,036 | 2 |
| 1990s | 15,650 | 14,263 | 17,038 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20,730 | 19,457 | 22,002 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24,747 | 24,747 | 24,747 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tanzania?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tanzania was 24,747 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+, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 24,747 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,445 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Tanzania ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.