Children out of school, primary, female in Togo
Togo: Children out of school, primary, female was 31,015 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Togo, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 31,015 for children out of school, primary, female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Togo peaked at 179,601 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 31,015, in 2021.
That places Togo 67th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 132,358 | — |
| 1972 | 132,536 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 116,303 | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 114,873 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 116,461 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 129,413 | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 134,377 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 156,593 | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 165,217 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 179,601 | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 164,177 | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 165,056 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 167,360 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 165,059 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 159,697 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 155,888 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 137,071 | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 121,789 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 134,970 | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 92,459 | -31.5% |
| 2001 | 96,420 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 80,432 | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 92,920 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 80,817 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 81,858 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 67,684 | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 85,328 | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 78,317 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 66,754 | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 60,248 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 109,429 | +81.6% |
| 2017 | 72,362 | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 74,750 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 55,434 | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 33,315 | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 31,015 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,018 | 114,873 | 132,536 | 4 |
| 1980s | 153,139 | 116,461 | 179,601 | 9 |
| 1990s | 138,133 | 92,459 | 165,059 | 7 |
| 2000s | 82,972 | 67,684 | 96,420 | 8 |
| 2010s | 73,163 | 55,434 | 109,429 | 6 |
| 2020s | 32,165 | 31,015 | 33,315 | 2 |
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More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,245 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 41,135 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 73,821 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Togo?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Togo was 31,015 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 179,601 in 1986.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,015 in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Togo ranks 67th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.