Photo: ZSM , cropped by Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Tanzania: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Tanzania is placed 169th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 16.37 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 67.97 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
169th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 16.37Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 67.97Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 8.67Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 3.259Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Tanzania on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Tanzania’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
16.37
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Tanzania: 16.37. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.785 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 20.62 · Kenya 32.9 · Mozambique 1 · Malawi 2.089 · Rwanda 0.97 · Zambia 3.515
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Tanzania’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
67.97
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Tanzania: 67.97. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 92.12 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 43.95 · Kenya 92.12 · Rwanda 80.35 · Zambia 46.61
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
8.67
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Tanzania: 8.67. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 55.96 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Burundi 10.2 · DR Congo 26.38 · Kenya 41.64 · Mozambique 8.65 · Malawi 18.13 · Rwanda 22.71 · Uganda 17.77 · Zambia 28.03
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3.259
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Tanzania: 3.259. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 4.92 Rwanda
- Land neighbours
- Kenya 3.962 · Rwanda 4.92 · Zambia 4.074
02Over time
Which way Tanzania is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
TanzaniaWorld median
Tanzania fell from 45.93 in 2000 to 16.37 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Tanzania World median 2024 16.37 3.691 2023 14.08 3.393 2022 13.00 3.002 2021 12.68 3.330 2020 13.39 2.678 2019 14.34 2.758 2018 16.93 2.439 2017 15.08 2.907 2016 15.46 2.954 2015 19.54 3.052 2014 17.50 3.904 2013 16.22 3.413 2012 13.46 3.408 2011 10.53 3.626 2010 9.81 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 3.76 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 4.50 4.338 2005 9.35 4.571 2004 13.37 3.791 2003 17.42 4.412 2002 25.85 4.144 2001 41.09 4.051 2000 45.93 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
TanzaniaWorld median
Tanzania rose from 28.56 in 2004 to 67.97 in 2024; the world median went from 81.77 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Tanzania World median 2024 68.0 85.9 2023 64.9 87.6 2022 62.3 87.7 2021 58.1 87.0 2020 56.1 88.3 2019 56.8 88.8 2018 57.2 89.6 2017 56.5 87.4 2016 47.0 87.9 2015 44.0 88.2 2014 — 89.2 2013 47.7 88.0 2012 49.2 85.4 2011 50.8 86.2 2010 40.7 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 29.3 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 21.1 84.0 2005 20.5 82.2 2004 28.6 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
TanzaniaWorld median
Tanzania rose from 3.36 in 2000 to 8.67 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Tanzania World median 2025 8.67 64.9 2024 8.47 65.0 2023 8.36 64.2 2022 8.25 63.6 2021 8.20 62.9 2020 8.14 62.2 2019 8.01 61.5 2018 7.83 60.9 2017 7.58 60.5 2016 7.40 60.1 2015 7.24 58.9 2014 7.16 57.0 2013 7.03 54.7 2012 6.79 52.4 2011 6.45 50.9 2010 6.04 49.5 2009 5.62 48.5 2008 5.22 47.4 2007 4.85 46.2 2006 4.49 45.0 2005 4.20 43.8 2004 3.95 42.9 2003 3.81 41.6 2002 3.67 40.3 2001 3.54 39.0 2000 3.36 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
TanzaniaWorld median
Tanzania fell from 3.562 in 2004 to 3.259 in 2023; the world median went from 3.974 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Tanzania World median 2023 3.259 3.7092 2022 3.238 4.0570 2021 3.115 4.2611 2020 3.231 4.4056 2019 3.597 4.1407 2018 3.700 4.2159 2017 4.431 4.1401 2016 4.102 4.2342 2015 4.195 4.2386 2014 3.385 4.2005 2013 4.638 4.3493 2012 4.230 4.0348 2011 4.578 3.9987 2010 4.542 4.1396 2009 3.961 4.6638 2008 4.186 4.4226 2007 4.033 4.1717 2006 3.010 4.0593 2005 3.547 4.0557 2004 3.562 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Tanzania beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Tanzania and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rwanda | 100th | 0.97 | 80.35 | 22.71 | 4.92 |
 Kenyacompare | 137th | 32.9 | 92.12 | 41.64 | 3.962 |
 Mozambique | 139th | 1 | — | 8.65 | — |
 Malawi | 141st | 2.089 | — | 18.13 | — |
 Zambia | =144th | 3.515 | 46.61 | 28.03 | 4.074 |
| Tanzania | 169th | 16.37 | 67.97 | 8.67 | 3.259 |
 Burundi | 193rd | 20.62 | 43.95 | 10.2 | — |
 DR Congo | not placed | — | — | 26.38 | — |
 Uganda | not placed | — | — | 17.77 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Tanzania in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Tanzania is ahead of the world, and behind
27 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Tanzania does better than the middle country measured.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0860.660.08No earlier reading
Tanzania: 60.6 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Behind the world median20
Statistics on which Tanzania does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2440.8231.244▲ Improved since 2015
Tanzania: 0.823 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 31st of 95 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4520.446No earlier reading
Tanzania: 0.452 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.5150.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Tanzania: 0.515 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 106th of 176 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32388.48414.32No real change since 2017
Tanzania: 388.48 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 116th of 172 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9978.2193.99No earlier reading
Tanzania: 78.21 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 125th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9336.0659.933No real change since 2013
Tanzania: 6.065 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 193 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2287.0798.22No earlier reading
Tanzania: 87.07 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4375.7297.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Tanzania: 75.72 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 165 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.1180.529No earlier reading
Tanzania: 0.118 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6750.7520.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Tanzania: 50.75 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 13th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.88.143.8No earlier reading
Tanzania: 8.1 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10068.05100▼ Worsened since 2016
Tanzania: 68.05 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9325.5265.93▼ Worsened since 2015
Tanzania: 25.52 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 108th of 120 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.425.494▼ Worsened since 2021
Tanzania: 0.42 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 69th of 75 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9414.4857.941▼ Worsened since 2017
Tanzania: 4.485 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 157th of 172 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2134.2189.21▼ Worsened since 2015
Tanzania: 34.21 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 150th of 164 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.348.58613.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Tanzania: 8.586 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 183rd of 195 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.343516.343▲ Improved since 2016
Tanzania: 51 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 7th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9519.32701.95No earlier reading
Tanzania: 19.32 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 141st of 145 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.774.01952.77No real change since 2015
Tanzania: 4.019 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 94th of 95 · derived.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2407,4762,240No real change since 2022
Tanzania: 7,476 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3531.1134.35Moved since 2018
Tanzania: 31.11 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.332.6635.3Moved since 2021
Tanzania: 32.66 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1729.8338.17No earlier reading
Tanzania: 29.83 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2792.5045.279Moved since 2013
Tanzania: 2.504 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6013.7415.601Moved since 2018
Tanzania: 3.741 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Tanzania
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2022), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2014), Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2016), Research and Development Spending (last 2013), School Life Expectancy (last 2021), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2021) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Tanzania’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Tanzania’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 29th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 50th of 1864/4 keys
- Digital & Technology63rd of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions95th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 100th of 1774/4 keys
- Energyjoint 98th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality115th of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 149th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 139th of 1773/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation141st of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture149th of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing169th of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge169th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience169th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital173rd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality148th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Tanzania can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Mauritius=61st4/4 keysThis page
Tanzania169th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Tanzania on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Tanzania rank on education & knowledge?
Tanzania is placed 169th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Tanzania?
16.37 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Tanzania?
67.97 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Tanzania compare with DR Congo on education & knowledge?
DR Congo is not placed on Education & Knowledge, holding too few of its key statistics, and Tanzania 169th. Upper Secondary Completion Rate: DR Congo 26.38, Tanzania 8.67.
How have Tanzania’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 45.93 in 2000 to 16.37 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 28.56 in 2004 to 67.97 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 3.36 in 2000 to 8.67 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 3.562 in 2004 to 3.259 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Tanzania?
No current reading is published for Tanzania on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 27 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Tanzania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Tanzania (banner) — ZSM , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Tanzania: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/tanzania/education