Adolescents out of school in Togo
Togo: Adolescents out of school was 27.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Togo, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Togo is 27.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Togo peaked at 46.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2018.
Togo ranks 33rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.4% | — |
| 1999 | 34.9% | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -60.6% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -52.4% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +52.0% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 34.9% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 36.2% | 41.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 10.6% | 40.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 17.8% | 27.4% | 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 in Togo?
- Adolescents out of school in Togo was 27.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for adolescents out of school?
- Togo ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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 (% of 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.