Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 32.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tanzania, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 32.4% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Tanzania peaked at 46.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.0% | — |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +55.9% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +45.4% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +97.8% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 7.0% | 23.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 25.4% | 46.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 34.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0222 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0847 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 14.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Tanzania?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tanzania was 32.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Tanzania ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.