Youth literacy in Tanzania
In Tanzania, 87.1% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2022.
Tanzania, 2022
87.1%
Change from 2020
−0.5percentage points
Position in 2022
48th of 59
Youth literacy in Tanzania over time
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Tanzania
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 87.1% |
| 2020 | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 85.8% |
| 2014 | 88.8% |
| 2012 | 85.9% |
| 2002 | 78.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 87.5% in 2020, a change of −0.5 percentage points.
- Since 1988, when it was 81.8%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 59 countries with data for 2022, Tanzania has the 48th highest value.