Productivity vs. educational attainment in Tanzania
Tanzania: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Tanzania, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Tanzania stood at 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Tanzania peaked at 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
That places Tanzania 119th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 116 Rwanda 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 117 Ethiopia 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 118 Senegal 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 121 Chad 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 122 Mali 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Tanzania?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Tanzania was 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Tanzania ranks 119th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.