Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Tanzania, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Tanzania is 77.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Tanzania peaked at 121.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1971.
That places Tanzania 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.5% | — |
| 1972 | 26.6% | +23.7% |
| 1973 | 30.1% | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 34.1% | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 38.3% | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 41.9% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 78.9% | +88.4% |
| 1982 | 89.2% | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 94.2% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 121.2% | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 77.9% | -35.7% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 65.2% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 44.7% | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 100.6% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | -13.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 77.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 77.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.1% | 21.5% | 41.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 77.6% | 44.7% | 121.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 48.5% | 59.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 50.3% | 100.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 61.1% | 84.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 68.5% | 89.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 145 Kuwait 80.4% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
- 147 Micronesia (country) 78.9% compare
- 149 Luxembourg 76.5% compare
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.7% compare
- 151 Cameroon 75.3% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Tanzania
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 3.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 9.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 37.92 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 120.60 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 34.66 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 54.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 121.44 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 37.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 7.07 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 16.94 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Tanzania?
- Primary completion rate, total in Tanzania was 77.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 121.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Tanzania ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.