4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Togo
Togo: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 42.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Togo, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Togo recorded 42.3 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Togo peaked at 47 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2000.
That places Togo 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 29 | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 23 | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 24 | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 34 | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 47 | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 40 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 42.3 | +3.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 42.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.7, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 42.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.7% | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | +41.7% | 24 | 34 |
| 2006 | +38.1% | 21 | 29 |
| 2017 | +30.6% | 36 | 47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8 | 12 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6 | 24 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.5 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Togo?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Togo was 42.3 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2017.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Togo ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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