Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 14.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, United Republic of is 14.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 14.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2001.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 105th out of 108 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 education or in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +68.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 5.1% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 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 upper secondary education or in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tanzania, United Republic of was 14.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 105th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release