Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania
Tanzania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
down 27.0%
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2024
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.0% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
That places Tanzania 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3% | — |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Tanzania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,840 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
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 0.5% 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 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Tanzania ranks 79th out of 111 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 down 56.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release