School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.1226 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.1226 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tanzania peaked at 0.1405 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 years, in 1977.
Tanzania ranks 171st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0028 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0032 years | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 years | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 years | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 years | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 years | -45.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 years | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.005 years | +191.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 years | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 years | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 years | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 years | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 years | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 years | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 years | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 years | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.006 years | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 years | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.008 years | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 years | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0127 years | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 years | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 years | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.016 years | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 years | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0291 years | +57.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 years | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0523 years | +40.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0543 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0971 years | +78.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1405 years | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 0.129 years | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1402 years | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1226 years | -12.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1226 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1226 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +191.8% | 0.0017 years | 0.005 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0034 years | 0.0017 years | 0.005 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 years | 0.0036 years | 0.0047 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 years | 0.0053 years | 0.0135 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0321 years | 0.016 years | 0.0543 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1259 years | 0.0971 years | 0.1405 years | 5 |
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, tertiary, female in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Tanzania was 0.1226 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1405 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 years in 1977.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Tanzania ranks 171st out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.