Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Tanzania

Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 1.55 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.55
World rank
101st
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.55
in 2005
All-time low
0.87
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Tanzania, 1960–2010

00.511.51960198520101960: 0.871965: 1.31970: 1.11975: 1.11980: 1.31985: 1.51990: 1.51995: 1.52000: 1.52005: 1.62010: 1.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 1.55 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Tanzania peaked at 1.55 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.87, in 1960.

That places Tanzania 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.06 0.87 1.26 2
1970s 1.15 1.15 1.15 2
1980s 1.41 1.29 1.53 2
1990s 1.54 1.54 1.54 2
2000s 1.54 1.54 1.55 2
2010s 1.55 1.55 1.55 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 98 Portugal 1.78 compare
  2. 99 Honduras 1.75 compare
  3. 100 Mauritania 1.64 compare
  4. 101 Ghana 1.55 compare
  5. 103 Guatemala 1.54 compare
  6. 104 Kenya 1.5 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Tanzania?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Tanzania was 1.55 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.87 in 1960.
How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
Tanzania ranks 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.