Primary school completion rate in Tanzania
The primary completion rate in Tanzania was 77.3% in 2024.
Tanzania, 2024
77.3%
Change from 2023
−12.0percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Tanzania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.3% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 100.6% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −12.0 percentage points from 89.3% in 2023.
- Since 2012, when it was 78.3%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Tanzania
All statistics for Tanzania
Primary school enrolment (gross)
92.7%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
28.2%
2021 · 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