Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Tanzania, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tanzania stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tanzania peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
Tanzania ranks 81st of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +146.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 28% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5%, 54% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tanzania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Tanzania was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Tanzania ranks 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release