School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania stood at 1.42 million. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania peaked at 1.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 638,069, in 1998.
Tanzania ranks 11th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 638,069 | — |
| 2002 | 732,807 | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 861,484 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 909,877 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 934,314 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 966,784 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.37 million | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 1.42 million | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 638,069 | 638,069 | 638,069 | 1 |
| 2000s | 732,807 | 732,807 | 732,807 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 861,484 | 1.17 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.20 million | 1.42 million | 6 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Tanzania was 1.42 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 638,069 in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Tanzania ranks 11th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release