Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 8.57 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Tanzania, 2015–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 8.57 years for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in 2040. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Tanzania peaked at 8.57 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 6.41 years, in 2015.
Tanzania ranks 122nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.41 years | 6.41 years | 6.41 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.08 years | 6.87 years | 7.3 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 7.96 years | 7.75 years | 8.16 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 8.57 years | 8.57 years | 8.57 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Tanzania?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Tanzania was 8.57 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 years in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Tanzania ranks 122nd out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.