Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.7197 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tanzania, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.7197 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tanzania peaked at 0.7197 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6326 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Tanzania 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6326 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6378 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6445 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7064 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6633 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6583 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7197 GPIA | +9.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7197 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7197 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6352 GPIA | 0.6326 GPIA | 0.6378 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6681 GPIA | 0.6445 GPIA | 0.7064 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7197 GPIA | 0.7197 GPIA | 0.7197 GPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Tanzania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tanzania was 0.7197 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7197 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6326 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Tanzania ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release