Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.243 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.243 LPIA
World rank
97th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.243 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.0845 LPIA
in 2001
Years of data
9
2001–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania stood at 0.243 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania peaked at 0.243 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0845 LPIA, in 2001.
Tanzania ranks 97th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0845 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.1291 LPIA | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1177 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1727 LPIA | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 0.138 LPIA | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2361 LPIA | +71.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1603 LPIA | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1675 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.243 LPIA | +45.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.243 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4575 LPIA, 53% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.243 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2678 LPIA, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1104 LPIA | 0.0845 LPIA | 0.1291 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1749 LPIA | 0.138 LPIA | 0.2361 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.243 LPIA | 0.243 LPIA | 0.243 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 upper secondary education or in Tanzania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania was 0.243 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.243 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0845 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tanzania ranks 97th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. 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 upper secondary 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