Population, age 20, total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population, age 20, total was 959,686 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Tanzania, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in Tanzania stood at 959,686. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Tanzania peaked at 959,686 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 484,119, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 20th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 572,965 | 484,119 | 661,158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 765,985 | 680,287 | 849,667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 904,813 | 866,874 | 959,686 | 5 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Tanzania?
- Population, age 20, total in Tanzania was 959,686 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 959,686 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,119 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for population, age 20, total?
- Tanzania ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.