Primary completion rate, total in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Primary completion rate, total was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in United Republic of 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 United Republic of 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 United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 121.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1971.
That places United Republic of 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.
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 United Republic of Tanzania
- 145 Kuwait 80.4% compare
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
- 147 Micronesia (Federated States of) 78.9% compare
- 149 Luxembourg 76.5% compare
- 150 Democratic Republic of the Congo 75.7% compare
- 151 Cameroon 75.3% compare
More aid effectiveness data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Net ODA received per capita 45.89 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 15.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 3,451 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 45.89 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) 10.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 3,451 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0387 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 45.89 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 45.89 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Primary completion rate, total in United Republic of 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 121.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1971.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for primary completion rate, total?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Republic of 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.