School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.04 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.6578 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.04 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2021.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6578 GPI, in 1971.
Tanzania ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6583 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6578 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6615 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6773 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6966 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7314 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.77 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8051 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8507 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8786 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9023 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9251 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9491 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9784 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9913 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9976 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9968 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.99 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9794 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9815 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9882 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9902 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9919 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9984 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9948 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9872 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9742 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9644 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9676 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9702 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9788 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9873 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9885 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7387 GPI | 0.6578 GPI | 0.8786 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9786 GPI | 0.9023 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9794 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9815 GPI | 0.9644 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPI compare
- 10 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.04 GPI compare
- 13 Bhutan 1.04 GPI compare
- 14 Seychelles 1.03 GPI compare
- 15 Nauru 1.03 GPI compare
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 enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania was 1.04 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6578 GPI in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Tanzania ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.