Kenya vs Togo: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Kenya
6 years
in 2025
Togo
6 years
in 2025
Kenya rank
21st
Togo rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Kenya
- Togo
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Togo, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Togo ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Kenya or Togo?
- Kenya, at 6 years against 6 years in Togo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Kenya and Togo?
- 0 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Togo?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Togo rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Togo ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.