Kenya vs Togo: Share of children who have completed primary school
Kenya
88.4%
in 2025
Togo
87.8%
in 2025
Kenya rank
112th
Togo rank
114th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Kenya
- Togo
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 88.4% against 87.8% in Togo, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 112th and Togo ranks 114th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.3% | 21.1% | 32.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 31.7% | 23.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 48.6% | 11.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 70.0% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.3% | 0.1% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Kenya or Togo?
- Kenya, at 88.4% against 87.8% in Togo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Kenya and Togo?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Togo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Togo rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Kenya ranks 112th and Togo ranks 114th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.