Education spending in Tanzania
Tanzania: Education spending was 3.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Tanzania, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, education spending in Tanzania stood at 3.16.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Tanzania peaked at 4.64 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.47, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Education spending in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.72 | — |
| 1972 | 1.75 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.88 | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 1.91 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.63 | +37.2% |
| 1989 | 1.55 | -41.0% |
| 1990 | 1.47 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.74 | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 3.56 | +137.8% |
| 2005 | 3.55 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.01 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 4.03 | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 4.19 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.96 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.54 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 4.58 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.23 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 4.64 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 3.38 | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 4.19 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.43 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7 | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.23 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 3.12 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.24 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.26 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.16 | -3.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +137.8% | 1.5 | 3.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.91 | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.09 | 1.55 | 2.63 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.72 | 3.01 | 4.19 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 3.38 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 | 3.12 | 3.26 | 5 |
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 education spending in Tanzania?
- Education spending in Tanzania was 3.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 in 2013.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for education spending?
- Tanzania ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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