Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 77.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 77.1% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania peaked at 78.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2012.
Tanzania ranks 149th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 59.3% | — |
| 2005 | 58.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 77.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 77.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.9% | 52.8% | 69.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.2% | 59.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 52.8% | 78.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.9% | 77.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Tanzania was 77.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2012.
- How does Tanzania rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Tanzania ranks 149th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release