Education in Tanzania 2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 2.42 units per square kilometre 2018 up 75.1% 156th School enrollment, preprimary, male 77.6% 2021 up 113.5% 77th School enrollment, preprimary, female 76.9% 2021 up 117.9% 81st Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year 2021 — 86th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 6.83 % change on previous year 2021 down 87.0% 55th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 8,024 2018 down 95.7% 128th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 78.6% 2019 down 3.5% 125th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.1599 units per square kilometre 2023 up 155.6% 155th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.1953 units per square kilometre 2023 up 68.2% 153rd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 14.2% 46th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.1546 years 2019 up 44.0% 178th Government expenditure on education, total 13.4% 2024 down 22.5% 85th Secondary education, general pupils 51.0% 2018 up 14.7% 58th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 97,595 number 2019 up 26.6% 39th Lower secondary completion rate, female 36.0% 2024 up 11.2% 169th Lower secondary completion rate, male 32.4% 2024 down 18.3% 170th Children out of school 16.4% 2024 down 6.5% 34th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.43 million number 2019 up 59.5% 27th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0242 number per person 2019 up 17.6% 108th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 808,407 2025 up 31.1% 16th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 797,670 2025 up 30.4% 16th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.61 million 2025 up 30.7% 16th Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 1st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 1st Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 1 years 2025 down 50.0% 211th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 1st Theoretical duration of primary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Official entrance age to primary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 138,471 2024 up 34.6% 76th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 113,627 2024 up 105.1% 93rd Teachers in primary education, male 119,986 2024 up 29.4% 13th Teachers in primary education, female 109,854 2024 up 11.8% 41st Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 47.8% 2024 down 7.1% 184th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 92.7% 2024 up 7.9% 179th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.45 years 2024 up 7.0% 55th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.2% 2021 down 97.9% 183rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.8% 2021 down 91.8% 183rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 252,098 2024 up 59.3% 85th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.8% 2021 up 11.9% 49th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.2% 2021 up 9.9% 48th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.68 million 2024 up 60.2% 22nd Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.37 million 2021 up 28.0% 44th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.46 million 2021 up 78.3% 39th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,840 2024 up 20.4% 32nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5% 2021 down 95.1% 192nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.5% 2021 up 10.9% 48th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 2.83 million 2021 up 55.0% 40th Enrolment in primary education, male 5.58 million 2024 up 37.9% 14th Enrolment in primary education, female 5.81 million 2024 up 39.1% 14th School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.47 million 2025 up 38.7% 26th School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.46 million 2025 up 38.6% 23rd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.93 million 2025 up 38.7% 24th School age population, secondary education, male 4.60 million 2025 up 34.8% 17th School age population, secondary education, female 4.56 million 2025 up 34.5% 17th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 9.16 million 2025 up 34.6% 17th ← Previous Page 5 of 38 Next →