Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 80.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 80.9%.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 84.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1996.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 49.1% | — |
| 1995 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +73.8% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.4% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 69.5% | 83.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 165 Puerto Rico 82.7% compare
- 166 Bulgaria 81.6% compare
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- 169 Mauritania 80.6% compare
- 170 Tuvalu 80.2% compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 79.6% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tanzania, United Republic of was 80.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1996.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.