Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 97,595 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 97,595 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Tanzania peaked at 106,085 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,764 number, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,764 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,439 number | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 6,566 number | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 7,318 number | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 7,990 number | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 9,709 number | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 13,675 number | +40.8% |
| 1978 | 23,690 number | +73.2% |
| 1979 | 28,751 number | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 30,352 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 34,248 number | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 37,322 number | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 37,701 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 38,879 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 40,341 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 39,966 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 39,758 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 42,007 number | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 44,842 number | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 45,482 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 47,531 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 48,021 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 46,850 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 47,082 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 47,980 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 52,012 number | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 53,093 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 57,203 number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 64,707 number | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 73,335 number | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 76,783 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 82,754 number | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 77,119 number | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 83,686 number | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 93,386 number | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 98,234 number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 98,262 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 106,085 number | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 101,176 number | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 100,578 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97,595 number | -3.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 97,595 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 97,595 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 6.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +73.2% | 13,675 number | 23,690 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,989 number | 4,764 number | 28,751 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 36,474 number | 30,352 number | 40,341 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 44,615 number | 39,758 number | 48,021 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 64,998 number | 47,980 number | 82,754 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 97,375 number | 83,686 number | 106,085 number | 8 |
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 teachers in primary education, female in Tanzania?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Tanzania was 97,595 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 106,085 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,764 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Tanzania ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in 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 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.