Progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Progression to secondary school, male was 73.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania, 2000–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania peaked at 73.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 145th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +55.0% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 20.4% | 52.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 58.9% | 73.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Tanzania was 73.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Tanzania ranks 145th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).