School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6321 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 108th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6321 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6321 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.634 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6496 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6691 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7062 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7478 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7819 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8273 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8569 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.886 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9107 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9626 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9973 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9754 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9606 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9586 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9651 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9637 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9832 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.994 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7137 GPIA | 0.6321 GPIA | 0.8569 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.886 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9586 GPIA | 0.9754 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 252,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -19.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 109,854 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 113,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -19.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.03 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6321 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 108th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release