School life expectancy, secondary, male in Tanzania

Tanzania: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 1.84 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.84 years
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
190th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.09 years
in 2010
All-time low
0.2263 years
in 1970
Years of data
32
1970–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Tanzania, 1970–2019

00.511.521970199420191970: 0.226 years1971: 0.231 years1972: 0.232 years1973: 0.236 years1974: 0.254 years1975: 0.252 years1976: 0.249 years1977: 0.26 years1978: 0.263 years1979: 0.264 years1981: 0.238 years1982: 0.238 years1983: 0.238 years1985: 0.256 years1986: 0.265 years1987: 0.281 years1988: 0.302 years1989: 0.316 years1991: 0.366 years1992: 0.363 years1993: 0.362 years1994: 0.357 years1995: 0.356 years1996: 0.341 years1997: 0.38 years2010: 2.1 years2014: 1.9 years2015: 1.6 years2016: 1.6 years2017: 1.6 years2018: 1.7 years2019: 1.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Tanzania stood at 1.84 years.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Tanzania peaked at 2.09 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2263 years, in 1970.

Tanzania ranks 190th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2469 years 0.2263 years 0.264 years 10
1980s 0.2665 years 0.2376 years 0.3155 years 8
1990s 0.3609 years 0.3413 years 0.3799 years 7
2010s 1.77 years 1.59 years 2.09 years 7

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 187 Mozambique 2 years compare
  2. 188 Niger 1.94 years compare
  3. 189 Chad 1.94 years compare
  4. 191 Uganda 1.72 years compare
  5. 192 Central African Republic 1.47 years compare
  6. 193 Guinea-Bissau 1.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Tanzania?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Tanzania was 1.84 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 years in 2010.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2263 years in 1970.
How does Tanzania rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Tanzania ranks 190th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.