Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.8%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
184th
of 212 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 2015
All-time low
26.0%
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania is 47.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania peaked at 52.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 184th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1971 | 27.1% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 30.3% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 31.1% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 32.7% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 34.8% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 36.5% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 37.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 47.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 47.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 26.0% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 37.2% | 41.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 40.5% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 45.2% | 50.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 49.7% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.8% | 49.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 186 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 187 Malawi 47.1% compare
More education data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tanzania was 47.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Tanzania ranks 184th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.