School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania
Tanzania: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.04 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2021.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6578 GPI, in 1971.
Tanzania ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7387 GPI | 0.6578 GPI | 0.8786 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9786 GPI | 0.9023 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9794 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9815 GPI | 0.9644 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 GPI compare
- 10 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.04 GPI compare
- 13 Bhutan 1.04 GPI compare
- 14 Seychelles 1.03 GPI compare
- 15 Nauru 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Tanzania
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (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 school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Tanzania was 1.04 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6578 GPI in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Tanzania ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.