Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Tanzania

Tanzania: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 7.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7.8%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
182nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2010
All-time low
1.7%
in 1996
Years of data
10
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Tanzania, 1994–2019

2468101994200620191994: 2.8 %1995: 2.7 %1996: 1.7 %2010: 9.8 %2014: 5.2 %2015: 7.4 %2016: 7.7 %2017: 8.2 %2018: 8.1 %2019: 7.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Tanzania stood at 7.8%.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Tanzania peaked at 9.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1996.

Tanzania 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, male in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) in Tanzania, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 2.8%
1995 2.7% -3.8%
1996 1.7% -36.6%
2010 9.8% +466.9%
2014 5.2% -46.7%
2015 7.4% +41.8%
2016 7.7% +4.5%
2017 8.2% +6.1%
2018 8.1% -1.0%
2019 7.8% -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4% 1.7% 2.8% 3
2010s 7.8% 5.2% 9.8% 7

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 179 Niger 13.6% compare
  2. 180 Equatorial Guinea 13.3% compare
  3. 181 Central African Republic 11.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Tanzania?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Tanzania was 7.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1996.
How does Tanzania rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
Tanzania ranks 182nd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.