Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6381 GPI, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 107th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6381 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6391 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6422 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6593 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6799 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7171 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7583 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7928 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8381 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8661 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9344 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9627 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9904 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9982 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9896 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9733 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9643 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9662 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9739 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.976 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9798 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9804 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9749 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7231 GPI | 0.6381 GPI | 0.8661 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9751 GPI | 0.9344 GPI | 0.9982 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9734 GPI | 0.9643 GPI | 0.9804 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9749 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 4 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6381 GPI in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 107th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.