Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9058 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.9058 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.9058 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8072 GPIA, in 2002.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 83rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8072 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8446 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8495 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8987 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.884 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8647 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8558 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9058 GPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8259 GPIA | 0.8072 GPIA | 0.8446 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8705 GPIA | 0.8495 GPIA | 0.8987 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9058 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 80 Madagascar 0.9149 GPIA compare
- 81 Rwanda 0.9143 GPIA compare
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9113 GPIA compare
- 84 Bangladesh 0.8998 GPIA compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.8916 GPIA compare
- 86 Türkiye 0.8806 GPIA compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.9058 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9058 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8072 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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