School enrollment, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School enrollment, primary, female was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 95.3% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 108.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1970.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 149th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.3% | — |
| 1971 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 31.4% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 34.1% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 37.3% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 56.8% | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 65.2% | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 84.9% | +30.2% |
| 1979 | 88.8% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 90.3% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 91.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 88.3% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 73.1% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 70.8% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 103.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 106.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 107.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 108.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 103.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 100.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.3% | 28.3% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 66.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 66.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 69.2% | 108.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 86.0% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 92.9% | 100.1% | 5 |
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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 enrollment, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 95.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.