Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.8341 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8341 GPIA
World rank
78th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.8398 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7217 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.8341 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania peaked at 0.8398 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7217 GPIA, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 78th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7217 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7703 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7788 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7903 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7842 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.779 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8398 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8341 GPIA | -0.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.8341 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.8341 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.746 GPIA | 0.7217 GPIA | 0.7703 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7944 GPIA | 0.7788 GPIA | 0.8398 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8341 GPIA | 0.8341 GPIA | 0.8341 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 primary education or higher in Tanzania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania was 0.8341 GPIA 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 0.8398 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7217 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania ranks 78th 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 5.5%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release