Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 5.32 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, 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 40-44, total in Tanzania stood at 5.32. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Tanzania peaked at 5.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 1965.
That places Tanzania 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 40-44, total in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.55 | — |
| 1965 | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.54 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.19 | +42.2% |
| 1985 | 2.19 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.44 | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 3.44 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 4.66 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 5.32 | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.44 | 3.44 | 3.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.99 | 4.66 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0222 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0847 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 14.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Tanzania?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Tanzania was 5.32 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 40-44, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 1965.
- How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Tanzania ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.