Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 9,675 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 9,675 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 10,381 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4,942 number, in 2012.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 77th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6,147 number | — |
| 2005 | 6,510 number | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8,607 number | +32.2% |
| 2007 | 10,381 number | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 8,884 number | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 4,942 number | -44.4% |
| 2014 | 9,424 number | +90.7% |
| 2016 | 10,318 number | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 9,786 number | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 9,675 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,911 number | 6,147 number | 10,381 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 8,838 number | 4,942 number | 10,318 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 74 Costa Rica 10,872 number compare
- 75 Myanmar 10,264 number compare
- 76 Nicaragua 9,881 number compare
- 78 Palestine, State of 9,400 number compare
- 79 Kuwait 9,390 number compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 9,289 number compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 9,675 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 10,381 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,942 number in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 77th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.