Tanzania's adult literacy rose from 59.1 % in 1988 to 78.2 % in 2022.
Tanzania's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 68.2 % in 1995 to 92.7 % in 2024.
Tanzania · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Tanzania's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 81.8 % in 1988 to 87.1 % in 2022.
Tanzania's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 3.5 % in 1977 to 28.2 % in 2021.
Tanzania's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.3 % in 1989 to 4.0 % in 2024.
Tanzania's children out of school, primary fell from 2.75M in 1993 to 2.01M in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −12.0 pts95th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.9 pts107th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +2.5 pts114th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs183rd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs113th of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts34th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.3 pts52nd of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +7.4 %87th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Tanzania.