School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, secondary education, male was 4.60 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.60 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
17th
of 220 countries
All-time high
4.60 million
in 2025
All-time low
779,588
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 4.60 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 4.60 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 779,588, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 17th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 779,588 | — |
| 1971 | 802,922 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 827,704 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 852,531 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 878,732 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 906,901 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 936,841 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 969,004 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 1.55 million | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.66 million | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.95 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.03 million | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.11 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.36 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.46 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.51 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.62 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.87 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.96 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.07 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.18 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.54 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.66 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.78 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.28 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.40 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 4.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 4.60 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 899,998 | 779,588 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million | 1.09 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 million | 1.79 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 million | 2.30 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 million | 2.87 million | 3.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 million | 4.03 million | 4.60 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, secondary education, male in Tanzania?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania was 4.60 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.60 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,588 in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release