School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
108th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6321 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
31
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania 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 peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6321 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Tanzania 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 … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Tanzania, 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% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6321 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tanzania 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release