Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 6.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of is 6.07, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 6.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 1990.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 153rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.33 | — |
| 1991 | 3.42 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.51 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.69 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.79 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.87 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.96 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.05 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.14 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.23 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.26 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.42 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.53 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.64 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.76 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.88 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.99 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.11 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.22 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.33 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.45 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.46 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.48 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.49 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.53 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.56 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.59 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.71 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.83 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.95 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.07 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.07 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.74 | 3.33 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 | 4.23 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 | 5.22 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 | 5.83 | 6.07 | 4 |
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- 155 Comoros 6.01 compare
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 6.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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