School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.45 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania stood at 8.45 years.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania peaked at 9.15 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.27 years, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.27 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.4 years | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.6 years | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 3.81 years | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 4.06 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 4.78 years | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 5.48 years | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 6 years | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 7.33 years | +22.2% |
| 1979 | 7.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 8.19 years | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 7.8 years | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 7.47 years | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 5.87 years | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 5.51 years | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 5.32 years | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 5.12 years | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 5.39 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 5.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.43 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.39 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.44 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.15 years | +68.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2 years | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 7.72 years | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 7.35 years | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.75 years | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 8.32 years | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 8.56 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.45 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.91 years | 3.27 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 years | 5.12 years | 8.19 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.42 years | 5.36 years | 5.5 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.05 years | 7.35 years | 9.15 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.53 years | 8.45 years | 8.62 years | 2 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tanzania was 8.45 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 years in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Tanzania ranks 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release