Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
108th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.878 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
7
2010–2021
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tanzania, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tanzania stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tanzania peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.878 GPIA, in 2010.
Tanzania ranks 108th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.878 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.878 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.63 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tanzania?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tanzania was 1.03 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.878 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Tanzania ranks 108th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 upper 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