Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.6871 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
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tanzania stood at 0.6871 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tanzania peaked at 0.6871 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5213 GPIA, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 112th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5213 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.5873 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5986 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6238 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6021 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6399 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6871 GPIA | +7.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6871 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6871 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5543 GPIA | 0.5213 GPIA | 0.5873 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6161 GPIA | 0.5986 GPIA | 0.6399 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6871 GPIA | 0.6871 GPIA | 0.6871 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 0.6871 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 0.6871 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5213 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Tanzania ranks 112th out of 132 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 10.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release