School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tanzania, 1994–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tanzania peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9606 GPIA, in 2009.
Tanzania ranks 18th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9721 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9606 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9718 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9752 GPIA | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9785 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9606 GPIA | 0.9606 GPIA | 0.9606 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -19.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 138,471 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -19.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 113,627 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,986 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 109,854 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.37 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -19.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tanzania was 1.04 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9606 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Tanzania ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release