Tanzania: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.64% from 1.04 in 2016 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 61.95% from 0.64 in 1970 (0.95% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Tanzania's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00345 on 2020 (from 1.04 to 1.04).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.05 in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00912 in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Tanzania had the 8th highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tanzania in the 2021 ranking

• Suriname — 4th of 51: 1.09
• Seychelles — 5th of 51: 1.06
• West Bank and Gaza — 6th of 51: 1.05
• Burkina Faso — 8th of 51: 1.04
• Mauritius — 9th of 51: 1.04
• Cambodia — 10th of 51: 1.04

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Benin — 0.9 (2021)
• Botswana — 1.02 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.06 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1.01 (2019)
• Cameroon — 0.89 (2018)
• Central African Republic — 0.74 (2017)
• Chad — 0.75 (2021)
• Comoros

More education data for Tanzania

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 14 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 11.39 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 92.69% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 95.33% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 90.09% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 229,840 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Tanzania's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.04 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 61.95% from 0.64 in 1970 (0.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.04 in 2021 and the lowest 0.64 in 1970.

How does Tanzania rank?

8th highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Tanzania?

In 2021, Tanzania's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00345 on 2020 (from 1.04 to 1.04). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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