Adult literacy rate in Tanzania
78.2% of adults in Tanzania could read and write in 2022.
Tanzania, 2022
78.2%
Change from 2020
−4.0percentage points
World, 2022
87.4%
Position in 2022
34th of 45
Adult literacy rate in Tanzania over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 82.2% in 2020, a change of −4.0 percentage points.
- Since 1988, when it was 59.1%, the figure has changed by +19.1 percentage points.
- Among the 45 countries with data for 2022, Tanzania has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 87.4%.
More for Tanzania
All statistics for Tanzania
Primary school enrolment (gross)
92.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.5%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
28.0%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
8.9%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
16.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS