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

Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.48 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
20th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.48 million number
in 2019
All-time low
590,761 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 2.48 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2.48 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 590,761 number, in 1970.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 590,761 number
1971 607,520 number +2.8%
1972 620,379 number +2.1%
1973 631,224 number +1.7%
1974 641,799 number +1.7%
1975 654,958 number +2.1%
1976 672,488 number +2.7%
1977 691,927 number +2.9%
1978 715,718 number +3.4%
1979 742,705 number +3.8%
1980 770,995 number +3.8%
1981 799,457 number +3.7%
1982 826,405 number +3.4%
1983 854,305 number +3.4%
1984 883,216 number +3.4%
1985 913,426 number +3.4%
1986 945,162 number +3.5%
1987 976,094 number +3.3%
1988 1.01 million number +3.3%
1989 1.04 million number +3.4%
1990 1.08 million number +3.5%
1991 1.12 million number +3.7%
1992 1.16 million number +3.6%
1993 1.20 million number +3.8%
1994 1.25 million number +3.8%
1995 1.30 million number +3.7%
1996 1.34 million number +3.6%
1997 1.38 million number +3.0%
1998 1.42 million number +3.0%
1999 1.46 million number +2.9%
2000 1.51 million number +2.9%
2001 1.55 million number +2.9%
2002 1.59 million number +2.7%
2003 1.64 million number +2.7%
2004 1.68 million number +2.7%
2005 1.73 million number +2.8%
2006 1.78 million number +2.9%
2007 1.82 million number +2.5%
2008 1.87 million number +2.7%
2009 1.92 million number +2.8%
2010 1.98 million number +2.8%
2012 2.09 million number +5.6%
2013 2.15 million number +2.8%
2014 2.21 million number +2.8%
2015 2.27 million number +2.7%
2017 2.38 million number +4.9%
2018 2.43 million number +2.1%
2019 2.48 million number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 656,948 number 590,761 number 742,705 number 10
1980s 902,032 number 770,995 number 1.04 million number 10
1990s 1.27 million number 1.08 million number 1.46 million number 10
2000s 1.71 million number 1.51 million number 1.92 million number 10
2010s 2.25 million number 1.98 million number 2.48 million number 8

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.86 million number compare
  2. 18 Kenya 2.63 million number compare
  3. 19 Myanmar 2.48 million number compare
  4. 21 South Africa 2.46 million number compare
  5. 22 Thailand 2.40 million number compare
  6. 23 Germany 2.14 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of

All data for Tanzania, United Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.48 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 2.48 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 590,761 number in 1970.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-tertiary-education-female-number/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-tertiary-education-female-number/tanzania/">School age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.