School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 1.22 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.22 million number
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
30th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.22 million number
in 2020
All-time low
263,577 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Tanzania is 1.22 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 1.22 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 263,577 number, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 30th 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, male (number) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 263,577 number | — |
| 1971 | 269,708 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 278,012 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 288,518 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 300,159 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 312,296 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 323,358 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 334,098 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 344,684 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 355,904 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 368,063 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 379,736 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 392,462 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 406,275 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 420,958 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 436,292 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 450,852 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 465,606 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 480,949 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 497,498 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 515,371 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 533,658 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 553,532 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 574,440 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 595,645 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 616,730 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 634,700 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 651,368 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 667,277 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 683,692 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 701,164 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 718,853 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 737,736 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 758,050 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 779,607 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 802,055 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 821,822 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 843,091 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 865,722 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 889,787 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 915,965 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 940,501 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 961,867 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 980,417 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 999,549 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million number | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million number | +8.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.22 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,387 number, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.22 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 438,720 number, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 307,031 number | 263,577 number | 355,904 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 429,869 number | 368,063 number | 497,498 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 602,641 number | 515,371 number | 683,692 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 791,789 number | 701,164 number | 889,787 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 915,965 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.22 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, male in Tanzania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Tanzania was 1.22 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,577 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.