Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.86 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1988–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.86 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.8964 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.51 GPIA, in 1988.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 60th out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.51 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.75 GPIA | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 0.85 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8401 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8964 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.86 GPIA | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.75 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8467 GPIA | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8782 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.8964 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.86 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8964 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 GPIA in 1988.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 60th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release