Progression to secondary school in Tanzania
Tanzania: Progression to secondary school was 71.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Tanzania, 2000–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 71.0% for progression to secondary school in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Tanzania peaked at 71.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 156th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 19.8% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 56.3% | 71.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 34.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Tanzania?
- Progression to secondary school in Tanzania was 71.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for progression to secondary school?
- Tanzania ranks 156th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).