Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 84.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 114.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1975.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.0% | — |
| 1976 | 30.4% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 68.0% | +123.9% |
| 1982 | 78.6% | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 114.5% | +35.2% |
| 1986 | 69.5% | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 58.7% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 58.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 100.8% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +23.2% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -11.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 84.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.6%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 84.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +123.9% | 30.4% | 68.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 28.0% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 45.3% | 114.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.8% | 48.6% | 61.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 51.0% | 100.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 63.1% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 71.3% | 95.1% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 84.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 114.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1975.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release