Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Togo
Togo: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 33.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Togo, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Togo stood at 33.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14,353.7% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Togo peaked at 82.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Togo ranks 49th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 54.8% | 70.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 8.2% | 82.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 0.2% | 33.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Togo?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Togo was 33.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Togo ranks 49th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.