School age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, secondary education, female was 3.90 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.90 million number
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.90 million number
in 2020
All-time low
836,879 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 3.90 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 3.90 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 836,879 number, in 1970.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 836,879 number
1971 863,023 number +3.1%
1972 894,453 number +3.6%
1973 929,181 number +3.9%
1974 964,958 number +3.9%
1975 1.00 million number +3.7%
1976 1.03 million number +3.3%
1977 1.07 million number +3.3%
1978 1.10 million number +3.3%
1979 1.14 million number +3.3%
1980 1.18 million number +3.4%
1981 1.22 million number +3.3%
1982 1.26 million number +3.4%
1983 1.30 million number +3.4%
1984 1.35 million number +3.4%
1985 1.39 million number +3.4%
1986 1.44 million number +3.2%
1987 1.48 million number +3.2%
1988 1.53 million number +3.3%
1989 1.58 million number +3.4%
1990 1.64 million number +3.6%
1991 1.70 million number +3.6%
1992 1.76 million number +3.7%
1993 1.83 million number +3.7%
1994 1.89 million number +3.5%
1995 1.95 million number +3.2%
1996 2.01 million number +2.7%
1997 2.06 million number +2.6%
1998 2.11 million number +2.5%
1999 2.17 million number +2.6%
2000 2.22 million number +2.7%
2001 2.28 million number +2.7%
2002 2.35 million number +2.8%
2003 2.41 million number +2.8%
2004 2.48 million number +2.8%
2005 2.55 million number +2.8%
2006 2.61 million number +2.4%
2007 2.67 million number +2.5%
2008 2.74 million number +2.5%
2009 2.80 million number +2.4%
2010 2.87 million number +2.3%
2011 2.93 million number +2.1%
2012 2.99 million number +2.1%
2013 3.06 million number +2.4%
2014 3.15 million number +2.8%
2015 3.25 million number +3.2%
2016 3.36 million number +3.5%
2017 3.49 million number +3.7%
2018 3.62 million number +3.9%
2019 3.62 million number +0.0%
2020 3.90 million number +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 983,482 number 836,879 number 1.14 million number 10
1980s 1.37 million number 1.18 million number 1.58 million number 10
1990s 1.91 million number 1.64 million number 2.17 million number 10
2000s 2.51 million number 2.22 million number 2.80 million number 10
2010s 3.23 million number 2.87 million number 3.62 million number 10
2020s 3.90 million number 3.90 million number 3.90 million number 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 14 Egypt 5.17 million number compare
  2. 15 Russian Federation 5.12 million number compare
  3. 16 Viet Nam 4.51 million number compare
  4. 18 Kenya 3.82 million number compare
  5. 19 Germany 3.40 million number compare
  6. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.34 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
School age population, secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 3.90 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 3.90 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 836,879 number in 1970.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.