School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 9.2 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania, 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 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 peaked at 9.2 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.98 years, in 1970.
Tanzania 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 (years) (female) in Tanzania, 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% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 9.2 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 9.2 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +69.6% | 5.4 years | 9.16 years |
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
- 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 Syria 9.07 years compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 9.05 years compare
More gender data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tanzania 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 years in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Tanzania ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.