School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, secondary education, male was 3.97 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.97 million number
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.97 million number
in 2020
All-time low
848,491 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 3.97 million number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 3.97 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 848,491 number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 17th out of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 848,491 number | — |
| 1971 | 875,719 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 907,260 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 941,601 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 977,072 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.01 million number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.05 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.15 million number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.19 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.32 million number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.55 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.61 million number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.66 million number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.72 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.79 million number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.85 million number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.92 million number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.98 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.08 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.13 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.36 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.43 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.50 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.57 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.63 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.70 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.77 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.83 million number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.90 million number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.18 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.29 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.40 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.53 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.67 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.67 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.97 million number | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 995,545 number | 848,491 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.61 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 million number | 1.66 million number | 2.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.83 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 million number | 2.90 million number | 3.67 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 million number | 3.97 million number | 3.97 million number | 1 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Tanzania was 3.97 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 848,491 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.