Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 6.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 6.9% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 8.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1996.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 182nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.4% | — |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +542.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +60.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 179 Niger 11.4% compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 9.5% compare
- 181 Central African Republic 9.4% compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 6.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1996.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 182nd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.