School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.2 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.2 years
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
153rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.2 years
in 2019
All-time low
1.98 years
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019

2468101970199420191970: 2 years1971: 2.1 years1972: 2.2 years1973: 2.4 years1974: 2.6 years1975: 3.3 years1976: 4 years1977: 4.6 years1978: 6 years1979: 6.3 years1982: 7 years1983: 7 years1985: 5.9 years1986: 5.8 years1987: 5.6 years1991: 5.5 years1992: 5.5 years1993: 5.5 years1994: 5.4 years1995: 5.4 years1996: 5.4 years1997: 5.4 years2010: 9.2 years2015: 8.5 years2017: 8.2 years2019: 9.2 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of is 9.2 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 9.2 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.98 years, in 1970.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 153rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 1.98 years
1971 2.06 years +4.1%
1972 2.2 years +6.4%
1973 2.38 years +8.3%
1974 2.62 years +10.2%
1975 3.28 years +24.9%
1976 3.99 years +21.8%
1977 4.59 years +15.0%
1978 5.99 years +30.4%
1979 6.33 years +5.7%
1982 7.01 years +10.9%
1983 6.99 years -0.3%
1985 5.91 years -15.4%
1986 5.75 years -2.7%
1987 5.58 years -3.1%
1991 5.55 years -0.5%
1992 5.47 years -1.4%
1993 5.5 years +0.6%
1994 5.44 years -1.2%
1995 5.4 years -0.7%
1996 5.35 years -0.9%
1997 5.4 years +0.9%
2010 9.16 years +69.6%
2015 8.52 years -6.9%
2017 8.16 years -4.3%
2019 9.2 years +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.54 years 1.98 years 6.33 years 10
1980s 6.25 years 5.58 years 7.01 years 5
1990s 5.44 years 5.35 years 5.55 years 7
2010s 8.76 years 8.16 years 9.2 years 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 150 Mauritania 9.56 years compare
  2. 151 Mozambique 9.49 years compare
  3. 152 Senegal 9.28 years compare
  4. 154 Burkina Faso 9.16 years compare
  5. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
  6. 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of was 9.2 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 9.2 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.98 years in 1970.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.