Secondary education, teachers in Tanzania
Tanzania: Secondary education, teachers was 33.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Tanzania, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Tanzania is 33.0%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Tanzania peaked at 34.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1993.
That places Tanzania 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.6% | — |
| 1972 | 26.4% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 23.5% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.4% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.2% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 162 Afghanistan 35.5% compare
- 163 Angola 34.4% compare
- 164 Rwanda 34.3% compare
- 166 Japan 32.7% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6% 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 in Tanzania?
- Secondary education, teachers in Tanzania was 33.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1993.
- How does Tanzania rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Tanzania ranks 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.