School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 1.43 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Tanzania, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.43 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 1.43 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 650,815, in 1998.
That places Tanzania 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 650,815 | — |
| 2002 | 733,372 | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 852,132 | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 906,005 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 932,432 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 968,015 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 1.43 million | +3.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.43 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 159,397, 8.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.43 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 233,239, 6.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 650,815 | 650,815 | 650,815 | 1 |
| 2000s | 733,372 | 733,372 | 733,372 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 852,132 | 1.18 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million | 1.21 million | 1.43 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- 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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Tanzania?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Tanzania was 1.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 650,815 in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release