Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Tanzania, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Tanzania stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 4.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Tanzania?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Tanzania was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.