Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 18.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2002–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 18.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2002.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 129th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.0% | — |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +121.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 8.0% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tanzania, United Republic of was 18.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 129th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.