Secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Secondary education, pupils was 50.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of is 50.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 50.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1972.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.8% | — |
| 1971 | 29.0% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 27.5% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 34.3% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 34.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 27.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 34.7% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 44.8% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 39 Fiji 51.0% compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 50.9% compare
- 41 Philippines 50.8% compare
- 43 Comoros 50.8% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 50.7% compare
- 45 Samoa 50.7% compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Secondary education, pupils in Tanzania, United Republic of was 50.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1972.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.