Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 36.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 36.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 38.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2002.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.5% | — |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +58.5% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +89.4% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.5% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 26.1% | 37.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 34.2% | 38.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 166 Honduras 40.2% compare
- 167 Yemen 38.5% compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 37.7% compare
- 170 Cameroon 35.3% compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 32.7% compare
- 172 Madagascar 32.7% compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 14.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.34 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.37 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1774 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 36.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.