Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0451 units per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0451 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0451 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 units per person, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0033 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.007 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.007 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0408 units per person | +443.8% |
| 2013 | 0.042 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0341 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0336 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0345 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0375 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0396 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0407 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0451 units per person | +10.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0451 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0801 units per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0451 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0667 units per person, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +443.8% | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0408 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 units per person | 0.0336 units per person | 0.042 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 units per person | 0.0407 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 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 secondary education, pupils, per capita in Tanzania?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0451 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.