United Republic of Tanzania
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
33% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
12,279,467 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
8,924,364 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)30%
Source: UNSDG , 2016
Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)139
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2016
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
(% of women 15-49)27%
Source: DHS , 2022
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
(% of married or in-union women 15-49)68%
Source: DHS , 2022
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
(Years)13
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
Percentage of schools68%
Source: UNESCO , 2021
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schoolsNo data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentageSource: UIS , 2023
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentageSource: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on educationSource: UIS , 2023
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 61%
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Male 60%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 7%
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Male 9%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 28%
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Male 25%
Female: UNESCO, 2014
Male: UNESCO, 2014
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 19%
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Male 9%
Female: ILO, 2020
Male: ILO, 2020
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 84%
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Male 75%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school age
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Female 27%
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Male 31%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school age
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Female 27%
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Male 32%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 15%
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Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school
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Female 60%
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Male 57%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school
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Female 81%
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Male 74%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
1
No protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Research Project/Report/Study
AMPLIFY: COVID-19 Response Research
Network/Convening/Conference
AMPLIFY Girls Collective
Project/Program
A New Equilibrium for Girls
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Promoting youth leadership and youth participation
Project/Program
Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education in Tanzania
Project/Program
Tanzania Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP)
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
