Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tanzania

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tanzania was 4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 1.2 pts from 2023. That is the 127th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

20244%
Change on 2023-1.2 pts
Rank127th of 133Countries ranked
Series high7.22020
Series low0.21970

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tanzania, 1970 to 2024

0246819701977198619952002201320241970: 0.2 %1971: 0.2 %1972: 0.2 %1973: 0.2 %1974: 0.3 %1975: 0.2 %1976: 0.2 %1977: 0.2 %1978: 0.3 %1979: 0.3 %1982: 0.3 %1983: 0.3 %1984: 0.3 %1985: 0.3 %1986: 0.3 %1987: 0.3 %1989: 0.3 %1991: 0.3 %1992: 0.3 %1993: 0.4 %1994: 0.4 %1995: 0.4 %1996: 0.5 %1997: 0.6 %1998: 0.5 %1999: 0.6 %2000: 0.6 %2001: 0.7 %2002: 0.7 %2003: 0.9 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1.4 %2007: 1.5 %2010: 2.1 %2012: 4 %2013: 3.7 %2015: 4 %2016: 3.7 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 4.3 %2019: 2.9 %2020: 7.2 %2021: 3.6 %2022: 5.3 %2023: 5.2 %2024: 4 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 46 values
Period%
20244
20235.2
20225.3
20213.6
20207.2
20192.9
20184.3
20174.8
20163.7
20154
20133.7
20124
20102.1
20071.5
20051.4
20041.2
20030.9
20020.7
20010.7
20000.6
19990.6
19980.5
19970.6
19960.5
19950.4
19940.4
19930.4
19920.3
19910.3
19890.3
19870.3
19860.3
19850.3
19840.3
19830.3
19820.3
19790.3
19780.3
19770.2
19760.2
19750.2
19740.3
19730.2
19720.2
19710.2
19700.2

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tanzania?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tanzania was 4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 1.2 pts from 2023. That is the 127th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Tanzania?

7.2% in 2020, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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