Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Tanzania

Primary completion rate in Tanzania in 2024 — 77.33%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 111. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 55.85 pp.

2024 77.33% −11.98 pp vs 2023
World rank 95of 111
Period maximum 121.19%1984
Period minimum 21.48%1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Tanzania, 1971–202405010015019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 21.48%1972: 26.57%1973: 30.14%1974: 34.08%1975: 38.29%1976: 41.89%1981: 78.91%1982: 89.17%1983: 94.23%1984: 121.19%1985: 77.91%1986: 68.56%1987: 65.17%1988: 58.72%1989: 44.69%1991: 59.74%1992: 53.1%1993: 56.29%1994: 54.37%1997: 58.03%1998: 48.47%1999: 57.77%2000: 50.28%2001: 55.74%2002: 59.57%2004: 58.83%2005: 55.85%2006: 73.22%2007: 83.75%2009: 100.58%2010: 84.76%2011: 81.22%2012: 78.3%2013: 74.19%2015: 64.1%2016: 61.06%2017: 67.27%2018: 67.53%2019: 64.71%2020: 68.47%2021: 74.43%2023: 89.31%2024: 77.33%
Change over the period: +55.85 pp Annual average: 1.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 77.33%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.33 −11.98 pp
2023 89.31
2021 74.43 +5.95 pp
2020 68.47 +3.76 pp
2019 64.71 −2.83 pp
2018 67.53 +0.26 pp
2017 67.27 +6.21 pp
2016 61.06 −3.04 pp
2015 64.1
2013 74.19 −4.11 pp
2012 78.3 −2.92 pp
2011 81.22 −3.54 pp
2010 84.76 −15.82 pp
2009 100.58
2007 83.75 +10.53 pp
2006 73.22 +17.37 pp
2005 55.85 −2.98 pp
2004 58.83
2002 59.57 +3.82 pp
2001 55.74 +5.46 pp
2000 50.28 −7.49 pp
1999 57.77 +9.3 pp
1998 48.47 −9.55 pp
1997 58.03
1994 54.37 −1.92 pp
1993 56.29 +3.19 pp
1992 53.1 −6.64 pp
1991 59.74
1989 44.69 −14.03 pp
1988 58.72 −6.45 pp
1987 65.17 −3.39 pp
1986 68.56 −9.35 pp
1985 77.91 −43.27 pp
1984 121.19 +26.96 pp
1983 94.23 +5.06 pp
1982 89.17 +10.26 pp
1981 78.91
1976 41.89 +3.59 pp
1975 38.29 +4.21 pp
1974 34.08 +3.94 pp
1973 30.14 +3.58 pp
1972 26.57 +5.09 pp
1971 21.48

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.