School completion in Tanzania
Tanzania: School completion was 75.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.72
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
132nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
75.99
in 2013
All-time low
64.8
in 2001
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Tanzania, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 75.72 for school completion in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Tanzania peaked at 75.99 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.8, in 2001.
Tanzania ranks 132nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 68.48 | — |
| 1982 | 68.75 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 69.16 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 69.65 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 70.08 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 70.21 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 69.92 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.42 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.85 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 68.35 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 67.98 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.81 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 67.76 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.76 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.64 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.31 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.78 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 66.13 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 65.53 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 65.06 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.8 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 64.81 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.17 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.98 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.32 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.92 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 70.65 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 72.2 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 73.53 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.62 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 75.49 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.96 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.63 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.05 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.41 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 73.92 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.7 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.75 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.01 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.42 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.79 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.12 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.48 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 75.72 | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 75.72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 75.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.39 | 68.48 | 70.21 | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.3 | 65.53 | 68.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.84 | 64.8 | 73.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.85 | 73.7 | 75.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.92 | 74.01 | 75.72 | 6 |
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 school completion in Tanzania?
- School completion in Tanzania was 75.72 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.99 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8 in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for school completion?
- Tanzania ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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