Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.7247 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7247 LPIA
World rank
77th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.7247 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.5819 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
8
2002–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania stood at 0.7247 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania peaked at 0.7247 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5819 LPIA, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 77th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5819 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6333 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6652 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6812 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6781 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.68 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6976 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7247 LPIA | +3.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7247 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7127 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7247 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5643 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6076 LPIA | 0.5819 LPIA | 0.6333 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6804 LPIA | 0.6652 LPIA | 0.6976 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7247 LPIA | 0.7247 LPIA | 0.7247 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Tanzania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania was 0.7247 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7247 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5819 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania ranks 77th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release