Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.78 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1988–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 0.78 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.78 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.61 LPIA, in 1988.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.61 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.72 LPIA | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.76 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.76 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 LPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.72 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.78 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.78 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 LPIA in 1988.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release