Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Togo
Togo: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 1.05 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Togo, 2000–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Togo recorded 1.05 million number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Togo peaked at 1.05 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 878,280 number, in 2000.
Togo ranks 37th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 878,280 number | — |
| 2006 | 933,011 number | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million number | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 996,607 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 944,927 number | 878,280 number | 1.02 million number | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 996,607 number | 1.05 million number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Togo?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Togo was 1.05 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 878,280 number in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Togo ranks 37th out of 87 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.