Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Tanzania
Tanzania: Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted was 0.7054 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.7054 GPIA
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
86th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.9944 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.5101 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
8
2002–2022
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.7054 GPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania peaked at 0.9944 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5101 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Tanzania 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5187 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.9944 GPIA | +91.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7986 GPIA | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5634 GPIA | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6803 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5101 GPIA | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7692 GPIA | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7054 GPIA | -8.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7054 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9496 GPIA, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7054 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8156 GPIA, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7566 GPIA | 0.5187 GPIA | 0.9944 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6643 GPIA | 0.5101 GPIA | 0.7986 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7054 GPIA | 0.7054 GPIA | 0.7054 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 83 Sierra Leone 0.7768 GPIA compare
- 84 Guinea-Bissau 0.7398 GPIA compare
- 85 Zimbabwe 0.7069 GPIA compare
- 87 Mozambique 0.6643 GPIA compare
- 88 Togo 0.6135 GPIA compare
- 89 Benin 0.6051 GPIA compare
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania was 0.7054 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9944 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5101 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Tanzania ranks 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release