Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 78.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 78.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2012.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +6.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 78.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 78.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.2% | 59.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 52.8% | 78.4% | 6 |
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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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 78.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.