Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 18 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 18 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 18 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 1970.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 1st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 years | — |
| 1971 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 1 |
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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 official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tanzania, United Republic of was 18 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.