School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.20 million number
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
29th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.20 million number
in 2020
All-time low
261,652 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania 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 peaked at 1.20 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 261,652 number, in 1970.
Tanzania 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 (number) in Tanzania, 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% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.20 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.20 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.63 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Tanzania 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,652 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Tanzania ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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, 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.