Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania stood at 0.0017 units per person.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1973.
Tanzania ranks 191st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | +315.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 188 Nicaragua 0.0019 units per person compare
- 189 Guinea 0.0018 units per person compare
- 190 Uganda 0.0018 units per person compare
- 192 Papua New Guinea 0.0017 units per person compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 0.0014 units per person compare
- 194 Mozambique 0.0012 units per person compare
More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0017 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1973.
- How does Tanzania rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 191st out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.