School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania
Tanzania: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.08 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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
In 2021, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania stood at 1.08 GPI.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3849 GPI, in 1972.
Tanzania ranks 44th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4097 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.4146 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3849 GPI | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4068 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4416 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4619 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5281 GPI | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5202 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5206 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5419 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5419 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5381 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5514 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6008 GPI | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6331 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.663 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7033 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.743 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7651 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7806 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7833 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7993 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8105 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8567 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8061 GPI | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8196 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9626 GPI | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9905 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPI | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.463 GPI | 0.3849 GPI | 0.5419 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6218 GPI | 0.5381 GPI | 0.743 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8002 GPI | 0.7651 GPI | 0.8567 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9901 GPI | 0.8196 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 41 Cape Verde 1.09 GPI compare
- 42 Sweden 1.08 GPI compare
- 43 Micronesia (country) 1.08 GPI compare
- 45 Venezuela 1.08 GPI compare
- 46 Gabon 1.08 GPI compare
- 47 Philippines 1.08 GPI compare
More education data for Tanzania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -19.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 109,854 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 113,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -19.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 138,471 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -19.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania was 1.08 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3849 GPI in 1972.
- How does Tanzania rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Tanzania ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.