School age population, tertiary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, male was 2.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of is 2.50 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2.50 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 575,748 number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 575,748 number | — |
| 1971 | 594,625 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 610,481 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 625,585 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 640,954 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 658,316 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 678,795 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 699,832 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 723,897 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 750,281 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 777,835 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 805,942 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 832,534 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 860,230 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 889,122 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 919,501 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 951,658 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 983,258 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.09 million number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.39 million number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.44 million number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.52 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.74 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.98 million number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.10 million number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million number | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.45 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.50 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 655,851 number | 575,748 number | 750,281 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 908,849 number | 777,835 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million number | 1.98 million number | 2.50 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, male in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 575,748 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.