Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Tanzania
Tanzania: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 4.61 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Tanzania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Tanzania stood at 4.61. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Tanzania peaked at 7.12 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.61, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.32 | 6.18 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.73 | 6.54 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.06 | 7 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.65 | 6.3 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.93 | 5.75 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.51 | 5.26 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 | 4.87 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 | 4.61 | 4.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Tanzania?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Tanzania was 4.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 in 1974.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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