Adolescents out of school, male in Togo
Togo: Adolescents out of school, male was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Togo, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Togo recorded 26.0% for adolescents out of school, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Togo peaked at 36.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2018.
That places Togo 33rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.3% | — |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -37.9% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -69.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +49.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -58.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +99.8% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +31.3% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Togo's 26.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 18.8% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.3% | 31.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 6.9% | 36.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 14.2% | 26.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Togo?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Togo was 26.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Togo ranks 33rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.