Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Tanzania: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 77.3% (2021), 79th of 176 in the world and 5th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 92.7% (2024), 158th of 191 in the world and 28th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 77.3% (2024), 137th of 168 in the world and 14th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Tanzania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 77.3%2021 | 79/176 | 5/39 | · | 33.1% | 78.1% | +41.4 ppsince 2011 | 28.1% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 92.7%2024 | 158/191 | 28/41 | 69.5% | 100.1% | 98.6% | +6.8 ppsince 2014 | 97.1% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 77.3%2024 | 137/168 | 14/36 | 50.3% | 84.8% | 68.5% | +3.1 ppsince 2013 | 68.9% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 28.2%2021 | 172/176 | 30/34 | · | 31.9% | 30.9% | −3.7 ppsince 2010 | 45.9% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 34.2%2024 | 159/168 | 25/34 | 6.3%2002 | 41.8%2011 | 32.8% | −0.9 ppsince 2013 | 44.4% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 4.0%2024 | 169/172 | 32/34 | 0.6% | 2.1% | 7.2% | +0.3 ppsince 2013 | 9.3% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 16.4%2024 | 29/178 | 19/38 | 45.9% | 9.8% | 13.4% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 78.2%2022 | 102/141 | 12/41 | 69.4%2002 | 78.1%2012 | 82.2% | +0.1 ppsince 2012 | 68.7% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 87.1%2022 | 118/148 | 17/42 | 78.4%2002 | 85.9%2012 | 87.5% | +1.1 ppsince 2012 | 79.0% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 50.62018 | 6/173 | 6/40 | 46.02001 | 50.8 | 50.62018 | −3.4%since 2008 | 37.4 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.2%2024 | 136/184 | 25/43 | 1.5%1998 | 4.5% | 3.2% | −0.2 ppsince 2014 | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.4%2024 | 80/179 | 27/42 | 11.8%1998 | 19.8% | 13.6% | −3.9 ppsince 2014 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+41.4 pp77.3% in 2021
- Primary completion+3.1 pp77.3% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+0.3 pp4.0% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−1.1 pp16.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−3.7 pp28.2% in 2021
- Lower secondary completion−0.9 pp34.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tanzania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tanzania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tanzania | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kenya | Uganda | Mozambique | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 77.3%2021 | 6.9%2020 | 65.1%2019 | 14.4%2017 | — | 83.6%2015 |
| Primary enrolment | 92.7%2024 | 117.6%2023 | 98.2%2023 | 106.2%2017 | 119.2%2022 | 139.0%2024 |
| Primary completion | 77.3%2024 | 75.7%2023 | 102.2%2016 | 53.3%2017 | 72.4%2022 | 70.1%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 28.2%2021 | 55.5%2023 | 84.3%2023 | 24.1%2007 | 37.2%2017 | 36.6%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 34.2%2024 | 55.9%2020 | 101.2%2023 | 26.3%2017 | 26.1%2019 | 24.4%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 4.0%2024 | 6.4%2020 | 10.4%2024 | 4.6%2014 | 7.5%2018 | 2.7%2022 |
| Out-of-school children | 16.4%2024 | — | 32.9%2022 | 4.1%2013 | 1.0%2022 | 2.1%2022 |
| Adult literacy | 78.2%2022 | 68.5%2023 | — | 77.0%2024 | 61.7%2022 | 70.2%2020 |
| Youth literacy | 87.1%2022 | 77.9%2023 | 93.2%2014 | 85.2%2024 | 71.4%2022 | 80.7%2020 |