As of 2020, there was a total of 47 universities in Tanzania, with the majority being private tertiary education institutions. There country counted 18 accredited private universities and 10 private university colleges, against 12 public universities and seven public university colleges. While the number of private universities sank from a peaking 23 institutions in 2018, the number of public universities remained the same since 2016.
Number of tertiary education institutions in Tanzania from 2016 to 2020, by type
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Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (June 1, 2021). Number of tertiary education institutions in Tanzania from 2016 to 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260491/number-of-universities-in-tanzania-by-type/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of tertiary education institutions in Tanzania from 2016 to 2020, by type." Chart. June 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260491/number-of-universities-in-tanzania-by-type/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of tertiary education institutions in Tanzania from 2016 to 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260491/number-of-universities-in-tanzania-by-type/
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Number of tertiary education institutions in Tanzania from 2016 to 2020, by type [Graph], Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, June 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260491/number-of-universities-in-tanzania-by-type/
