Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, male in Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with basic education, male in Tanzania stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Tanzania peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2001.
That places Tanzania 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.9% | — |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 95.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 95.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.6%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 76.9% | 93.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.2% | 88.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.0% | 95.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Qatar 95.9% compare
- 3 Saint Lucia 88.1% compare
- 4 Uganda 85.8% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 85.0% compare
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Tanzania?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Tanzania was 95.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).