Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.01 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
134th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1989
All-time low
0.8402 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
32
1970–2021
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania stood at 1.01 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8402 GPIA, in 1976.
Tanzania ranks 134th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9501 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9435 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.927 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9415 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9048 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8986 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8402 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8992 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9187 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9187 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9638 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9898 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9822 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9959 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9876 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9142 GPIA | 0.8402 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 131 Comoros 1.01 GPIA compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 1.01 GPIA compare
- 133 Angola 1.01 GPIA compare
- 135 Afghanistan 1 GPIA compare
- 136 French Guiana 1 GPIA compare
- 137 Laos 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania was 1.01 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8402 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Tanzania ranks 134th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release