Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 82.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
82.6%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
111th
of 164 countries
All-time high
93.5%
in 2017
All-time low
67.7%
in 1997
Years of data
29
1974–2019
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 82.6% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 93.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1997.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 111th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 84.9% | — |
| 1980 | 79.8% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 89.6% | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 73.9% | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 81.9% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 71.2% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 68.4% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 73.7% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 71.4% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 92.4% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | -5.5% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 82.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 82.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.2%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 68.4% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 67.7% | 78.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 76.5% | 92.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 71.4% | 93.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 82.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1997.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release