School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 1.20 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.20 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 261,652 number, in 1970.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 261,652 number | — |
| 1971 | 265,985 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 273,456 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 284,050 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 295,988 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 308,242 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 319,656 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 330,652 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 341,280 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 352,395 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 364,378 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 376,083 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 388,634 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 402,014 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 416,090 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 430,690 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 444,779 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 459,307 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 474,587 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 491,026 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 508,656 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 526,809 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 546,612 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 567,433 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 588,461 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 609,224 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 627,314 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 644,312 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 660,621 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 677,332 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 694,908 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 712,947 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 732,362 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 753,143 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 774,902 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 797,293 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 817,225 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 838,127 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 859,803 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 882,647 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 907,503 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 930,908 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 951,951 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 970,802 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 990,137 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million number | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 303,336 number | 261,652 number | 352,395 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 424,759 number | 364,378 number | 491,026 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 595,677 number | 508,656 number | 677,332 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 786,336 number | 694,908 number | 882,647 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million number | 907,503 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,652 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.