School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tanzania, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tanzania stood at 0.82 years.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tanzania peaked at 0.9693 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4785 years, in 2004.
Tanzania ranks 167th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4785 years | — |
| 2005 | 0.5363 years | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6431 years | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6895 years | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6677 years | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6622 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6984 years | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6978 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6815 years | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6841 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6877 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9693 years | +41.0% |
| 2017 | 0.92 years | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8359 years | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8109 years | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7556 years | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7432 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8017 years | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8433 years | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.82 years | -2.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.82 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 years, 66% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.82 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +41.0% | 0.6877 years | 0.9693 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5942 years | 0.4785 years | 0.6895 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7648 years | 0.6622 years | 0.9693 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7928 years | 0.7432 years | 0.8433 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Tanzania was 0.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9693 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4785 years in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Tanzania ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release