Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 43.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 43.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 43.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1994.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 182nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.6% | — |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +443.6% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 35.8% | 43.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 179 Marshall Islands 44.0% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 43.3% compare
- 181 Madagascar 43.3% compare
- 183 Mozambique 37.9% compare
- 184 Tuvalu 34.5% compare
- 185 Equatorial Guinea 33.5% compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 43.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1994.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.