Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.15 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.15 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.15 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.812 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania stood at 1.15 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania peaked at 1.15 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.812 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Tanzania 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.812 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8212 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8335 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8502 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8682 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8859 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9002 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9114 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9194 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.927 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9345 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9448 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9568 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.967 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9766 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9813 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9835 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9829 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9807 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9793 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9823 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9874 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9917 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9946 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9967 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.15 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.15 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8669 modelled data | 0.812 modelled data | 0.9194 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9635 modelled data | 0.927 modelled data | 0.9835 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9996 modelled data | 0.9793 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 6 |
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 completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania was 1.15 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.812 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release