Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania

Tanzania: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4%
World rank
99th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1993
All-time low
0.3%
in 2011
Years of data
9
1993–2020

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania, 1993–2020

00.20.40.61993200620201993: 0.531 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.515 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.529 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.363 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.33 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.325 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.378 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.457 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.386 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania is 0.4%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania peaked at 0.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.

Tanzania ranks 99th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Tanzania, 1993 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1993 0.5%
2000 0.5% -3.0%
2006 0.5% +2.7%
2007 0.4% -31.4%
2009 0.3% -8.9%
2011 0.3% -1.6%
2012 0.4% +16.2%
2014 0.5% +21.2%
2020 0.4% -15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 3
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 96 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  2. 97 Zambia 0.4% compare
  3. 98 Uganda 0.4% compare
  4. 100 Ghana 0.3% compare
  5. 101 Madagascar 0.3% compare
  6. 102 Togo 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Tanzania was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1993.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
How does Tanzania rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Tanzania ranks 99th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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