Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 5.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 5.12 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 5.12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 1960.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.49 | — |
| 1965 | 1.68 | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 1.79 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 2.18 | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 2.53 | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 3.16 | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 3.6 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 4.09 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 4.57 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 4.76 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 5.12 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.68 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 1.79 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 2.53 | 3.16 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.84 | 3.6 | 4.09 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4.57 | 4.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.37 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1774 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 252,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -19.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 109,854 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 113,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -19.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Tanzania, United Republic of was 5.12 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 1960.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.