Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.755 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.755 LPIA
World rank
79th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.755 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6187 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
Tanzania 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 peaked at 0.755 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6187 LPIA, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 79th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Tanzania, 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% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.755 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7589 LPIA, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.755 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6141 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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 |
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 0.755 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6187 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania ranks 79th out of 99 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 4.0%. 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, 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