Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 32.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 32.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1996.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 152nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.0% | — |
| 1982 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.0% | 32.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 32.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1996.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release