Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania
Tanzania: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 8.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania stood at 8.59 years.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania peaked at 9.36 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.24 years, in 1996.
That places Tanzania 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.41 years | — |
| 1991 | 5.41 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.41 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.37 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 5.27 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.24 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.39 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.7 years | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 6 years | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 6.31 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 6.61 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.92 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 7.22 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.53 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.83 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 8.14 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.44 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.75 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.05 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.36 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9.13 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9 years | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.68 years | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3 years | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7.92 years | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 7.67 years | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.96 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.33 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.7 years | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.08 years | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.59 years | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.59 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.47 years | 5.24 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.68 years | 6.31 years | 9.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 years | 7.67 years | 9.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.71 years | 8.59 years | 9.08 years | 4 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -19.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 109,854 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 113,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -19.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 138,471 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -19.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Tanzania was 8.59 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 years in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Tanzania ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.