School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6578 GPI, in 1971.
Tanzania, United Republic of 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 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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, United Republic of
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPI compare
- 10 Hong Kong, China 1.04 GPI compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.04 GPI compare
- 13 Bhutan 1.04 GPI compare
- 14 Seychelles 1.03 GPI compare
- 15 Naoero 1.03 GPI compare
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 (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6578 GPI in 1971.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.