Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1974–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 1.06 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.23 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9093 GPI, in 1983.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 22nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9113 GPI | — |
| 1980 | 0.9589 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9608 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9093 GPI | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9994 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9939 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 GPI | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +2.6% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 1.06 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 1.06 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9113 GPI | 0.9113 GPI | 0.9113 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9905 GPI | 0.9093 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9994 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9939 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
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, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9093 GPI in 1983.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.