Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 86.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania stood at 86.51.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 95.95 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.35, in 1994.
Tanzania ranks 146th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 67.5 | — |
| 1982 | 62.78 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 61.66 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 58.52 | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 55.38 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 54.17 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 52.32 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 50.7 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 50.56 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.92 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 49.47 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 49.92 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 49.89 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.35 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 49.47 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.87 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.71 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.58 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 51.28 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 54.89 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 59.13 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 73.73 | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 81.78 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 85.93 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 89.92 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 94.95 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 95.45 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.95 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.38 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 90.81 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 90.6 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.62 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 84.99 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 84.12 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.16 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 86.16 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 86.31 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.4 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 87 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 88.04 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.12 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.26 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.46 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 86.51 | -2.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 86.51 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 86.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.07 | 50.56 | 67.5 | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.05 | 49.35 | 51.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.51 | 54.89 | 95.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.42 | 82.16 | 90.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.28 | 86.51 | 89.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tanzania was 86.51 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.95 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.35 in 1994.
- How does Tanzania rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Tanzania ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.