Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.7667 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7667 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
147th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.7767 modelled data
in 2021
All-time low
0.4058 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.7667 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania peaked at 0.7767 modelled data in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4058 modelled data, in 1981.
Tanzania ranks 147th 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, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4058 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4115 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4184 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4191 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4205 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4188 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4228 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4301 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4323 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4316 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4318 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4529 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4841 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5098 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5309 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5495 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5705 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.587 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.596 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6013 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.598 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5975 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5945 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5949 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.59 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5915 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5897 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.596 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6067 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6138 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6185 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6213 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6459 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6742 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7007 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7109 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7236 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.735 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7545 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7695 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7767 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7675 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.76 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7627 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7667 modelled data | +0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7667 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7667 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4199 modelled data | 0.4058 modelled data | 0.4323 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5144 modelled data | 0.4316 modelled data | 0.596 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.596 modelled data | 0.5897 modelled data | 0.6067 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6798 modelled data | 0.6138 modelled data | 0.7545 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7672 modelled data | 0.76 modelled data | 0.7767 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Tanzania was 0.7667 modelled data in 2025, 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 0.7767 modelled data in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4058 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Tanzania ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, upper secondary 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