Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total was 5.17 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania stood at 5.17.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania peaked at 5.32 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 70th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.54 | — |
| 1965 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.19 | +42.2% |
| 1975 | 2.19 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.44 | +57.1% |
| 1985 | 3.44 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.32 | +54.7% |
| 1995 | 4.66 | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 5.24 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.17 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.44 | 3.44 | 3.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.99 | 4.66 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.28 | 5.24 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total in Tanzania was 5.17 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total?
- Tanzania ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 30-34.