Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 60.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
60.3%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
60.3%
in 2010
All-time low
12.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 12.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 15.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 17.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 21.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 25.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 32 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 37.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 44.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 51.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 55.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 60.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 60.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 60.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1960.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 12.6%
1965 15.4% +22.3%
1970 17.4% +13.2%
1975 21.7% +24.8%
1980 25.1% +15.6%
1985 32.0% +27.4%
1990 37.6% +17.7%
1995 44.9% +19.2%
2000 51.2% +14.0%
2005 55.1% +7.8%
2010 60.3% +9.4%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 60.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.4%, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 60.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.0% 12.6% 15.4% 2
1970s 19.6% 17.4% 21.7% 2
1980s 28.5% 25.1% 32.0% 2
1990s 41.2% 37.6% 44.9% 2
2000s 53.2% 51.2% 55.1% 2
2010s 60.3% 60.3% 60.3% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 1 Lesotho 70.5% compare
  2. 3 Thailand 59.7% compare
  3. 4 Paraguay 57.6% compare
  4. 5 El Salvador 56.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Tanzania, United Republic of was 60.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1960.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)