Compulsory education, duration in Tanzania
Tanzania: Compulsory education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Tanzania, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Tanzania stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Tanzania peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1998.
Tanzania ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More education data for Tanzania
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,840 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 34.05 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Tanzania?
- Compulsory education, duration in Tanzania was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Tanzania ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.