Country-specific UIS enrolment, schooling and education-finance indicators.
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Education in Tanzania
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Tanzania's current UNESCO-UNEVOC profile reports a 92.7% primary gross enrolment ratio and a 4.0% tertiary gross enrolment ratio for 2024, alongside an 87.1% youth literacy rate for 2022. Education expenditure is reported at 3.2% of GDP for 2024. Each measure remains tied to its own definition and reference year.
Tanzania education snapshot
Tanzania's snapshot uses recent UIS indicators where they are directly available and keeps older schooling measures visibly dated.
Primary gross enrolment
92.7%
Tertiary gross enrolment
4.0%
Youth literacy
87.1%
Education spending
3.2% of GDP
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The stage map follows the primary, secondary, post-secondary and tertiary levels used in the statistical source.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Primary education | Primary | Primary education is the first main school stage in the UIS framework. |
| Lower and upper secondary | Secondary | Secondary education follows primary schooling. |
| Non-tertiary and vocational routes | Post-secondary | Post-secondary technical and vocational study sits between school and tertiary education. |
| Higher education | Tertiary | Universities and other tertiary institutions form the higher-education level. |
Key evidence
The two enrolment figures are gross enrolment ratios at different levels; youth literacy is an age-specific population measure, while education spending uses GDP as its denominator.
| Measure | Value | Year | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary gross enrolment | 92.7% | 2024 | ISCED 1 |
| Tertiary gross enrolment | 4.0% | 2024 | ISCED 5 to 8 |
| Youth literacy | 87.1% | 2022 | Population ages 15 to 24 |
| Education spending | 3.2% of GDP | 2024 | Government expenditure on education |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Tanzania evidence
The 92.7% and 4.0% values should not be read as completion rates or shares of the same student population.
The 6.1-year figure is older than the 2024 indicators and remains explicitly labelled 2022.
Frequently asked questions
What primary gross enrolment ratio is reported for Tanzania?
UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 92.7% for 2024.
What tertiary gross enrolment ratio is reported?
The 2024 value is 4.0%.
What youth literacy rate is reported for Tanzania?
UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 87.1% for ages 15 to 24 in 2022.
What education spending share of GDP is reported?
UNESCO reports 3.2% for 2024.
Sources and methodology
The country-specific UNESCO-UNEVOC profile directly supports the four displayed indicators.
Methodology: Tanzania's values retain their UIS definitions and source years; no learner headcount is inferred.