School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.12 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 9.12 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 9.29 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.55 years, in 1970.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.55 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.65 years | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 2.82 years | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 3 years | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 3.25 years | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 3.93 years | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 4.92 years | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 5.2 years | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 6.58 years | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 6.83 years | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 7.31 years | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 7.17 years | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 6.81 years | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 5.97 years | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 5.78 years | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.63 years | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 5.5 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 5.64 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5.6 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.54 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.44 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.29 years | +69.6% |
| 2015 | 8.53 years | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1 years | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.12 years | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.17 years | 2.55 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.31 years | 5.5 years | 7.31 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 5.44 years | 5.64 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.76 years | 8.1 years | 9.29 years | 4 |
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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, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 9.12 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 years in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.