School life expectancy, secondary, female in Tanzania
Tanzania: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 1.95 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Tanzania is 1.95 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Tanzania peaked at 1.95 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0894 years, in 1972.
Tanzania ranks 186th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.115 years | 0.0894 years | 0.1431 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1678 years | 0.1279 years | 0.2344 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2886 years | 0.2799 years | 0.3062 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.72 years | 1.57 years | 1.95 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 183 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.16 years compare
- 184 Ethiopia 2.06 years compare
- 185 Malawi 2.02 years compare
- 187 Mozambique 1.78 years compare
- 188 Equatorial Guinea 1.56 years compare
- 189 Niger 1.43 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Tanzania?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Tanzania was 1.95 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0894 years in 1972.
- How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Tanzania ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.