Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Tanzania
Tanzania: Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.6%
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
105th
of 124 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2023
All-time low
3.1%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania is 5.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
That places Tanzania 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.4% | — |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +91.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -8.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 5.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 5.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 84% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania was 5.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Tanzania ranks 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release