Female pupils in primary education as a share of total rose 0.118% to 50.8% in Tanzania in 2015, according to World Bank.
Historically, female pupils in primary education as a share of total in Tanzania reached an all time high of 50.8% in 2015 and an all time low of 39.4% in 1971. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, female pupils in primary education as a share of total in Kenya amounted to 49.6%, 47.7% in Mozambique, 50.1% in Uganda and 49.8% in Zambia in 2015.
Tanzania has been ranked 4th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of female pupils in primary education as a share of total, 21 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Female Pupils, Primary Education (As % of Total) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.8% | 40.4% | 41.1% | 46.9% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.6% | 47.2% | 47.3% | 49.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 47.6% | 47.5% | 47.4% | 47.1% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 49.8% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 49.6% | 49.7% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | ... | ... | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.4% | ||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | 47.5% | 47.6% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 48.0% | |||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 50.5% | 50.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
South Africa | % | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 47.8% | 48.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40.9% | ... | ... | ... | |
Tanzania | % | 50.2% | 50.6% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | 50.0% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.2% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... |