Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Tanzania
Tanzania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Tanzania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 8.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Tanzania peaked at 8.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1981.
That places Tanzania 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.8% | — |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 8.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.1%, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 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, both sexes (modelled data) in Tanzania?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Tanzania was 8.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Tanzania ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release