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 72.6% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 72.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 72.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2002.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 109th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 56.7% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 63.7% | 72.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 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 72.6% 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 72.6% 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 56.7% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 109th out of 134 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 1.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release