Education in Tanzania

2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.70 million number 2019 up 26.9% 19th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.8% 16th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 4.5% 2021 up 64.9% 161st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.5% 31st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0048 units per person 2024 down 18.1% 56th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.3% 29th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0017 units per person 2024 up 46.0% 181st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.002 units per person 2024 down 4.1% 183rd
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 36.08 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.6% 88th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.2341 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.4% 138th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 18.1% 106th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.4% 88th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 1.65 units per square kilometre 2021 up 78.3% 143rd
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 8.59 years 2023 down 1.0% 183rd
School enrollment, preprimary 77.3% 2021 up 115.6% 81st
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 1.55 units per square kilometre 2021 up 28.0% 147th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 4.4% 2024 down 8.3% 178th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 3.6% 2024 up 42.0% 175th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.8225 GPI 2024 up 54.8% 155th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2021 up 32.1% 44th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.1928 % change on previous year 2020 122nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.9 units per square kilometre 2023 up 63.6% 108th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 2.14 million 2018 up 75.1% 44th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2021 up 3.9% 179th
Secondary education, teachers, female 35,826 2021 up 29.7% 74th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3552 units per square kilometre 2023 up 98.8% 158th
Average years of schooling among adults 6.07 years 2023 up 11.0% 153rd
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 6.07 years 2023 up 11.0% 153rd
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 6.07 years 2023 up 11.0% 153rd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 7.1% 2021 up 48.2% 173rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2021 down 8.3% 75th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 6.74 years 2023 up 9.6% 157th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.9% 127th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0022 units per person 2024 down 21.7% 57th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0026 units per person 2024 down 14.8% 59th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 8.45 years 2023 down 5.3% 185th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.6% 38th
Primary completion rate, male 70.8% 2024 down 2.3% 158th
Primary completion rate, female 84.0% 2024 up 7.8% 139th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.1% 38th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 45.3% 130th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0017 units per person 2020 up 5.7% 191st
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.1197 units per square kilometre 2020 up 28.0% 163rd
Duration of compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 173rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0373 units per person 2018 up 29.8% 197th
Secondary education, general pupils 2.14 million 2018 up 75.1% 44th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2020 down 3.1% 55th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million number 2019 up 59.5% 27th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 34.2% 2024 down 2.6% 172nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 71.8% 2019 down 2.2% 176th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.86 years 2019 down 3.5% 174th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1128 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.7% 150th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.932 units per square kilometre 2023 up 60.7% 107th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1213 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.7% 98th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.9641 units per square kilometre 2023 up 66.5% 106th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.451 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.5% 56th