Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Tanzania
Tanzania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.6016 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania is 0.6016 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania peaked at 0.6016 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1306 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Tanzania 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1306 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.401 GPIA | +206.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3526 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2363 GPIA | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3189 GPIA | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4942 GPIA | +55.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5394 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5034 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5558 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6016 GPIA | +8.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6016 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6016 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2801 GPIA | 0.1306 GPIA | 0.401 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4824 GPIA | 0.3189 GPIA | 0.5558 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6016 GPIA | 0.6016 GPIA | 0.6016 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 upper secondary education or in Tanzania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania was 0.6016 GPIA 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 0.6016 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1306 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tanzania ranks 122nd out of 137 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 21.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release