Tanzania
Country in Africa
In brief
Secondary school enrolment: 28.2% (2021). World rank 172 of 176 (1 = best); in Africa, 33 of 37. Higher education enrolment: 4% (2024). World rank 153 of 155 (1 = best); in Africa, 28 of 29. Access to safe drinking water: 64.6% (2024). World rank 194 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 41 of 52. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 85.9% → 92.7%, public spending on education 3.4% → 3.2% (share of GDP), and children vaccinated against measles 97% → 84%. Better than all its neighbours (Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia): infant deaths per 1,000 births and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.