Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 86.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 96.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1994.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 138th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 67.5% | — |
| 1982 | 62.8% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 61.7% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 52.3% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 50.7% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.9% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.9% | 50.6% | 67.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 54.9% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 82.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 86.5% | 89.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 86.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1994.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release