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 0.755 LPIA 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 LPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.755 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.755 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6187 LPIA, in 2002.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 79th of 99 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6187 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6626 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6921 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7263 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7177 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7169 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7012 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.755 LPIA | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6406 LPIA | 0.6187 LPIA | 0.6626 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7108 LPIA | 0.6921 LPIA | 0.7263 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.755 LPIA | 0.755 LPIA | 0.755 LPIA | 1 |
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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 0.755 LPIA 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 0.755 LPIA 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 0.6187 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 79th out of 99 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 4.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release