Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 86.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
86.4%
World rank
58th
of 75 countries
All-time high
90.0%
in 2018
All-time low
75.2%
in 2004
Years of data
7
2002–2022
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Tanzania, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 86.4% for completion rate, primary education, urban, male in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Tanzania peaked at 90.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2004.
That places Tanzania 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 76.6% | — |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 75.2% | 76.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 85.4% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Tanzania?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Tanzania was 86.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Tanzania ranks 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release