Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 1.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 1.23 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 773,063, in 2012.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 6th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 773,063 | — |
| 2013 | 833,181 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 966,689 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.18 million | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million | +3.8% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 1.23 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,923, 10.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 1.23 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286,355, 4.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 943,319 | 773,063 | 1.05 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.08 million | 1.23 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
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 out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 773,063 in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release