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
School age population, tertiary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.