Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 33.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 33.0%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 34.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1993.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 177th out of 210 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.6% | — |
| 1972 | 26.4% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 33.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.9%, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 33.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.8%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +26.2% | 26.4% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 23.5% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.4% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.2% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 174 Angola 34.4% compare
- 175 Rwanda 34.3% compare
- 176 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 33.3% compare
- 178 Japan 32.7% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6% compare
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 secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 33.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1993.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 177th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release