Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total was 0.84 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania is 0.84, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania peaked at 0.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 138th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.08 | — |
| 1965 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.26 | +225.0% |
| 1975 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.34 | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.37 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.46 | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.84 | +82.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.34, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.54, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.355 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.63 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Tanzania was 0.84 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Tanzania ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.