School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
42nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.634 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
35
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.634 GPIA, in 1971.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6341 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.634 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6363 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6521 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.672 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7087 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7505 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7838 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8301 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8591 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8735 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8881 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9131 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9661 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9977 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9988 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9793 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9644 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9629 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9693 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9745 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9657 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9989 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7161 GPIA | 0.634 GPIA | 0.8591 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9564 GPIA | 0.8735 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.971 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9657 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 39 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Timor-Leste 1.04 GPIA compare
- 44 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 45 New Zealand 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 14.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.34 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1774 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.04 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.634 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release