Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender was 0.85 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1988–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.85 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.85 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.21 GPIA, in 1988.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 30th out of 57 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.21 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.41 GPIA | +95.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6 GPIA | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.85 GPIA | +41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.41 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.85 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 GPIA in 1988.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release