Education in Tanzania

2,256 indicators covering education for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 3.24 million 2025 up 42.0% 16th
School age population, tertiary education, female 3.24 million 2025 up 40.9% 16th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 6.48 million 2025 up 41.5% 16th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 3.13 million 2025 up 33.0% 15th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 3.09 million 2025 up 32.6% 15th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 6.22 million 2025 up 32.8% 15th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 822,196 2025 up 29.0% 16th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 810,540 2025 up 28.1% 16th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 1.63 million 2025 up 28.6% 16th
School age population, primary education, male 6.39 million 2025 up 29.1% 14th
School age population, primary education, female 6.27 million 2025 up 27.9% 14th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 12.66 million 2025 up 28.5% 14th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 1.00 million 2025 up 31.1% 14th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 983,588 2025 up 29.9% 14th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 1.99 million 2025 up 30.5% 14th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.03 million 2025 up 32.1% 14th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 1.01 million 2025 up 30.9% 14th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 2.04 million 2025 up 31.5% 14th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 1.03 million 2025 down 34.7% 37th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.01 million 2025 down 35.2% 37th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 2.04 million 2025 down 34.9% 37th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 11.39 million 2024 up 38.5% 14th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 83.6% 2024 up 1.4% 174th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 11.39 million 2024 up 38.5% 14th
Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd
Secondary education, pupils 2.83 million 2021 up 55.0% 40th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0404 units per square kilometre 2021 up 29.7% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 90.1% 2024 up 6.9% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 95.3% 2024 up 8.8% 157th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.26 years 2024 up 6.1% 66th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.63 years 2024 up 7.9% 44th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 16.4% 2024 down 6.5% 35th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 11.92 % change on previous year 2018 down 39.7% 9th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 1.6% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 70.7% 2019 down 4.7% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 72.9% 2019 up 0.3% 167th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.74 years 2019 down 6.1% 174th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 5.6% 37th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.98 years 2019 down 0.9% 165th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 824,648 2024 up 57.5% 22nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 851,911 2024 up 62.9% 23rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 331,605 2024 up 15.0% 21st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.2057 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.9% 52nd
Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2024 142nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.2453 units per square kilometre 2023 up 45.6% 59th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 23.2% 18th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.61 number per square kilometre 2019 up 59.5% 116th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 74.6% 2019 down 2.4% 115th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 82.6% 2019 down 4.7% 111th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2018 down 96.7% 183rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 8,024 2018 down 95.7% 128th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 106,006 2020 up 28.0% 54th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4428 % change on previous year 2019 up 745.6% 105th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.1197 units per square kilometre 2020 up 28.0% 163rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 2018 down 95.7% 178th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 86.5% 2024 up 2.8% 146th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 28.2% 2021 down 11.5% 205th
Number of under-five deaths, male 48,039 2024 down 16.5% 9th