Education in Tanzania

2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.27 years 2021 down 7.1% 144th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.61 years 2021 down 0.5% 126th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2021 up 7.0% 18th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 2.9% 2023 down 17.0% 78th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2019 down 96.3% 180th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.6% 2019 down 97.0% 145th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 5.1% 2021 down 31.8% 194th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7549 GPI 2021 up 1.0% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 6.8% 2021 down 32.5% 195th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 1st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2021 down 89.3% 60th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 1 years 2025 down 50.0% 202nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.2% 2021 down 96.9% 64th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.4% 2021 up 5.4% 141st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 54.2% 2021 down 5.4% 172nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.8% 2021 up 6.9% 136th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,449 2024 down 71.1% 86th
Progression to secondary school, male 73.0% 2017 up 40.2% 145th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.9% 2021 up 113.6% 46th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 154,035 number 2019 up 81.0% 102nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.3% 2021 down 94.4% 70th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 2.1% 2021 down 96.2% 150th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 83.6% 2024 up 1.4% 172nd
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,971 millions 2018 up 115.4% 87th
Progression to secondary school, female 69.2% 2017 up 61.2% 147th
Expenditure on tertiary education 21.4% 2014 up 14.5% 72nd
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.1% 2018 up 0.5% 134th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 6,876 number 2018 up 18.1% 110th
Literacy rate, youth female 85.1% 2022 up 0.3% 83rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 2.7% 2023 down 64.2% 84th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 1,107 2024 down 28.7% 85th
Children out of school, primary 2.01 million 2024 up 20.1% 7th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 2.01 million 2024 up 20.1% 7th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 1,245 2024 up 16.4% 89th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 16.4% 2024 down 6.5% 35th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 96.9% 2021 up 100.2% 51st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 99.4% 2021 up 134.0% 41st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 3.1% 2021 down 93.9% 142nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2021 down 98.9% 151st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 33,988 2024 down 23.7% 32nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.21 million number 2019 up 47.5% 41st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 117 2023 down 50.6% 88th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.4% 2024 down 22.5% 85th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 24,742 2024 down 38.9% 45th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 84.1% 2018 down 15.0% 131st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 2,014 number 2019 up 1,084.7% 84th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 80.6% 2018 down 18.7% 142nd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2.5% 2018 down 27.0% 70th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 3.1% 2018 down 17.5% 73rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 22,583 2024 down 37.0% 20th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 31,697 2024 down 17.4% 7th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 2.1% 2023 down 55.6% 90th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 3.2% 2023 down 13.0% 76th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 2.6% 2023 down 21.2% 70th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2021 up 6.6% 114th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 54.9% 2021 down 2.3% 163rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 53.4% 2021 down 8.4% 173rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 2,696 2023 up 3.9% 121st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 45 2023 44th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,063 2023 up 223.1% 84th