Gambia vs Togo: Average years of schooling
Gambia
4.64 years
in 2020
Togo
5.02 years
in 2020
Gambia rank
143rd
Togo rank
140th
Average years of schooling over time
- Gambia
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 5.02 years against 4.64 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.38 years.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Togo ahead.
Gambia ranks 143rd and Togo ranks 140th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Togo in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 0.1426 years | 0.1 years | 0.0426 years | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.1782 years | 0.1 years | 0.0782 years | Gambia |
| 1920s | 0.1789 years | 0.1 years | 0.0789 years | Gambia |
| 1930s | 0.184 years | 0.1 years | 0.084 years | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0.34 years | 0.306 years | 0.0339 years | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.5131 years | 0.4595 years | 0.0536 years | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.6792 years | 1.1 years | 0.424 years | Togo |
| 1980s | 1.19 years | 2.57 years | 1.38 years | Togo |
| 1990s | 2.24 years | 3.53 years | 1.28 years | Togo |
| 2000s | 2.95 years | 4.33 years | 1.38 years | Togo |
| 2010s | 3.44 years | 4.8 years | 1.36 years | Togo |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 5.02 years | 0.3793 years | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Gambia or Togo?
- Togo, at 5.02 years against 4.64 years in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Gambia and Togo?
- 0.38 years, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Togo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Togo rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Gambia ranks 143rd and Togo ranks 140th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.