Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of is 1.7%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8% | — |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +45.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -27.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +259.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 1.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 1.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +259.7% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 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 government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2014.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release