Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8645 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania is 0.8645 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania peaked at 0.8645 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7368 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Tanzania 108th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7368 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7943 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8084 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8282 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8308 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8101 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8536 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8645 GPIA | +1.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.8645 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.8645 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7656 GPIA | 0.7368 GPIA | 0.7943 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8262 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 0.8536 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8645 GPIA | 0.8645 GPIA | 0.8645 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 0.8645 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 0.8645 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7368 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania ranks 108th out of 134 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 4.4%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release