Education in Tanzania

2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 97.9% 2024 down 0.1% 62nd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2019 unchanged 164th
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% 29th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 5 years 2019 unchanged 2nd
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2,270 number 2019 up 112.2% 76th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.7% 2020 down 50.3% 96th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 170.14 headcount basis 2024 up 8.1% 2nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 79.9% 2023 up 103.6% 62nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 793 number 2018 down 73.8% 93rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 51.6% 2024 up 39.0% 75th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 52.2% 2024 up 31.1% 150th
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 80.3% 2023 up 81.8% 51st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 10.0% 12th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 52.1% 2021 up 0.3% 44th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.1% 2021 up 0.5% 44th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 47.9% 2021 down 0.3% 126th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 21.56 headcount basis 2021 down 11.3% 26th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 45.9% 2024 up 17.5% 156th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.9% 2020 down 44.3% 92nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 98.9% 2020 up 2.3% 39th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 2.19 million number 2019 up 48.2% 28th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2014 74th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 58.1% 2021 up 5.9% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 41.9% 2021 down 7.2% 158th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 0.7% 2021 down 12.4% 158th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.5% 2020 down 58.4% 97th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 291.93 millions 2014 up 263.1% 94th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 785.43 millions 2014 up 41.2% 67th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8838 GPIA 2024 down 10.5% 101st
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 96.7% 2021 up 0.2% 48th
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 98.6% 2020 up 1.9% 42nd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2018 down 1.4% 35th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 67.1% 2024 up 46.1% 119th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 1.14 million number 2019 up 72.8% 27th
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2020 up 1.3% 27th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,613 number 2018 down 28.0% 71st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 12,810 number 2018 up 57.1% 21st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 505 2023 up 25.0% 63rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.6% 141st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 153,420 number 2019 down 2.3% 110th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 15,493 number 2018 up 6.5% 46th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2023 up 85.7% 105th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2014 72nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.2% 2018 up 102.0% 116th
Net intake rate in grade 1 50.4% 2017 down 43.4% 100th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 65,773 number 2019 down 2.2% 109th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.2% 2018 up 100.3% 119th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 63.8% 2024 down 3.6% 105th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1,209 2023 up 20.7% 124th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 36 2023 35th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 3,268 2023 up 42.1% 115th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 56 2023 down 37.1% 88th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 97 2023 down 33.6% 70th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 360 2023 up 900.0% 80th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 601 2023 up 75.7% 10th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 627 2023 up 25.4% 25th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 85th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 13.8% 197th