Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Tanzania
Tanzania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
30th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Tanzania, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Tanzania stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Tanzania ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.51 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.63 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Tanzania?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Tanzania was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release