School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.42 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.42 million number
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
30th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.42 million number
in 2020
All-time low
525,229 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania stood at 2.42 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania peaked at 2.42 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 525,229 number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 525,229 number | — |
| 1971 | 535,693 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 551,468 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 572,568 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 596,147 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 620,538 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 643,014 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 664,750 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 685,964 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 708,299 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 732,441 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 755,819 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 781,096 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 808,289 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 837,048 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 866,982 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 895,631 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 924,913 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 955,536 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 988,524 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.68 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.23 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.23 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.42 million number | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 610,367 number | 525,229 number | 708,299 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 854,628 number | 732,441 number | 988,524 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million number | 1.82 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million number | 2.42 million number | 2.42 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tanzania was 2.42 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,229 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.