Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 69.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of is 69.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 69.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1960.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.6% | — |
| 1965 | 34.9% | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 38.9% | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 58.4% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.2% | 31.6% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 38.9% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 49.0% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 58.4% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.1% | 67.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tanzania, United Republic of was 69.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1960.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)