Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 70.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 70.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 74.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1971 | 27.1% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 28.8% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 30.3% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 32.4% | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 60.5% | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 59.1% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 57.1% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | -17.1% |
| 1986 | 45.6% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 43.6% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +72.6% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 26.0% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 43.6% | 62.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.7% | 44.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.4% | 74.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 174 Marshall Islands 71.3% compare
- 175 Pakistan 71.1% compare
- 176 Zambia 71.1% compare
- 178 Burkina Faso 68.4% compare
- 179 Mauritania 68.2% compare
- 180 Nigeria 67.9% 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, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 70.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.