Tanzania's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.04 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.31% from 1.03 in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.04 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 1.05 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.03 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1.05 | 2015 |
| Lowest | 0.66 | 1971 |
| Average since 2012 | 1.04 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.66 | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Tanzania's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00788 on 2020 (from 1.03 to 1.04).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.00111 and a typical year strayed about 0.00948 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 0.01 in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 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 64 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1.04 | 2021 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.96 | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 0.99 | 2020 |
Closest to Tanzania in the 2021 ranking
- Turks and Caicos Islands — 4th of 64: 1.05
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 5th of 64: 1.04
- Sierra Leone — 6th of 64: 1.04
- Bhutan — 8th of 64: 1.04
- Seychelles — 9th of 64: 1.03
- Mauritius — 10th of 64: 1.02
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 52 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 1.02 |
| 2018 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 1.03 |
| 2016 | 1.05 |
| 2015 | 1.05 |
| 2014 | 1.05 |
| 2013 | 1.04 |
| 2012 | 1.02 |
| 2011 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Angola — 0.94 (2018)
- Benin — 0.93 (2021)
- Botswana — 0.98 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 1.02 (2021)
- Burundi — 1.01 (2020)
- Cabo Verde — 0.94 (2019)
- Cameroon — 0.9 (2019)
- Central African Republic — 0.77 (2017)
- Chad — 0.8 (2021)
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)
- Primary education, pupils (% female) — 50.09% (2018)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tanzania's school enrollment, primary (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 57.67% from 0.66 in 1970 (0.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.05 in 2015 and the lowest 0.66 in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank?
- 8th highest of 64 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Tanzania?
- In 2021, Tanzania's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00788 on 2020 (from 1.03 to 1.04). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.00111 and a typical year strayed about 0.00948 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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.PRIM.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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