Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 851,820 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 851,820 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 851,820 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 199,558 number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 199,558 number | — |
| 1971 | 206,888 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 214,429 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 222,002 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 229,342 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 236,168 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 244,551 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 252,852 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 261,028 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 268,999 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 276,604 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 286,077 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 295,748 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 305,387 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 314,668 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 323,244 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 333,622 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 343,443 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 352,968 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 362,439 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 371,875 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 384,703 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 398,402 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 412,202 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 425,185 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 436,604 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 449,063 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 460,724 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 471,662 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 481,895 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 491,251 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 503,397 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 514,172 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 524,443 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 535,102 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 546,899 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 561,865 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 581,455 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 604,099 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 628,189 number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 652,196 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 675,658 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 699,034 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 721,978 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 744,098 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 765,043 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 786,260 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 804,510 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 820,846 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 820,846 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 851,820 number | +3.8% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 851,820 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 851,820 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 233,582 number | 199,558 number | 268,999 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,420 number | 276,604 number | 362,439 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 429,232 number | 371,875 number | 481,895 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 549,087 number | 491,251 number | 628,189 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 749,047 number | 652,196 number | 820,846 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 851,820 number | 851,820 number | 851,820 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 851,820 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 851,820 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,558 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.