School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender 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, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania 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 peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.634 GPIA, in 1971.
Tanzania 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 … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Tanzania, 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% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 39 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 East Timor 1.04 GPIA compare
- 44 Gibraltar 1.03 GPIA compare
- 45 New Zealand 1.03 GPIA compare
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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.634 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tanzania 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 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