Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 99.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 99.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 1975.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.6% | — |
| 1971 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 84.7% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 90.1% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 88.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 86.6% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 91.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 95.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 84.3% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.7% | 85.5% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 90.5% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 87.9% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 45 Yemen 99.7% compare
- 46 Afghanistan 99.7% compare
- 47 Comoros 99.5% compare
- 49 Eritrea 99.4% compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 99.3% compare
- 51 Hong Kong, China 99.3% compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tanzania, United Republic of was 99.5% 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, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 1975.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release