Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 69.5% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 69.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 75.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2002.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 136th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.4% | 71.6% | 75.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.5% | 66.2% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.2% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 68.0% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.2% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 133 Gabon 72.2% compare
- 134 Nicaragua 71.6% compare
- 135 Gambia, The 70.3% compare
- 137 Lesotho, Kingdom of 69.0% compare
- 138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.7% compare
- 139 Rwanda 67.1% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 69.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 136th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release