Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 71.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 71.8%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 73.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1970.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 176th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.4% | — |
| 1971 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 25.3% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 27.3% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 33.1% | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 44.0% | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 57.8% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 57.2% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 56.1% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 53.3% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +72.0% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 21.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 43.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 42.4% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 61.7% | 73.4% | 7 |
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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, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 71.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.