Tanzania

Girls in primary school in Tanzania

Girls in primary school in Tanzania: 58.6% in 1985 and 82.9% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018
82.9%
Since 1985
+24.2 percentage points
World, 2018
88.2%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in TanzaniaGirls in primary school in Tanzania: 58.6% in 1985 and 82.9% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. The highest was 98.7% in 2008, the lowest 50.2% in 1995.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 98.7% in 2008, the lowest 50.2% in 1995.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearTanzaniaWorld
201882.988.2
201785.288.2
201685.488.3
2015–88.2
201485.488.3
201385.488.2
201288.888.2
2011–88.1
201093.187.9
2009–87.9
200898.787.6
2007–87.2
200696.386
200590.385.4
200485.684.7
200380.983.5
200272.881.4
200158.481
200054.480.7
199950.979.9
199850.478.9
199750.878.1
199650.377.9
199550.278
199450.478.3
199351.478
19925277.7
19915277.8
199052.877.3
198953.577.6
198853.776.6
198755.675.8
198657.475.3
198558.674
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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