Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Tanzania

Gross secondary school enrolment in Tanzania was 28.2% in 2021.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Tanzania is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Tanzania, 2021 28.2% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2020 −2.7percentage points 2020: 30.9%
World, 2021 77.3% Official aggregate

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Tanzania over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period TanzaniaWorld
2024 – 77.3%
2023 – 77.2%
2022 – 77.5%
2021 28.2% 77.3%
2020 30.9% 76.5%
2019 30.2% 76.0%
2018 28.6% 75.5%
2017 26.4% 74.9%
2016 25.6% 75.2%
2015 26.1% 75.0%
2014 29.6% 74.9%
2013 32.4% 74.0%
2012 – 72.7%
2011 – 71.9%
2010 31.9% 70.9%
2009 – 69.4%
2008 – 68.3%
2007 – 66.8%
2006 – 65.4%
2005 – 64.4%
2004 – 63.5%
2003 – 62.4%
2002 – 61.6%
2001 – 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 30.9% in 2020.
  • Since 1997, when it was 5.5%, the figure has changed by +22.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 77.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2021 for Tanzania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics