School age population, primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, primary education, female was 5.57 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 5.57 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 5.57 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 14th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 million number | 1.74 million number | 2.31 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 million number | 2.38 million number | 3.09 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 million number | 3.16 million number | 3.93 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 million number | 4.06 million number | 5.31 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 million number | 5.57 million number | 5.57 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School age population, primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 5.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.57 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.