Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.15 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania is 1.15 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania peaked at 1.15 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.812 index, in 1981.
That places Tanzania 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8669 index | 0.812 index | 0.9194 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9635 index | 0.927 index | 0.9835 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9996 index | 0.9793 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.05 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.15 index | 1.15 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Tanzania
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tanzania was 1.15 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.812 index in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tanzania ranks 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.