Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 58.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 58.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 58.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1970.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 149th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.1% | — |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 17.5% | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 30.8% | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 42.5% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 36.1% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +71.8% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 13.1% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 35.0% | 43.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 33.0% | 34.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 52.1% | 58.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 146 Mozambique 60.3% compare
- 147 Naoero 60.1% compare
- 148 Cambodia 58.8% compare
- 150 Mauritania 56.5% compare
- 151 Senegal 55.9% compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.6% 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 to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 58.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.