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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 150 Mauritania 9.56 years compare
- 151 Mozambique 9.49 years compare
- 152 Senegal 9.28 years compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 9.16 years compare
- 155 Syrian Arab Republic 9.07 years compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
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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About this data
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.