Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) in Togo
Togo: Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) was 97.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, total in Togo, 1998–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
In 2016, current education expenditure, total in Togo stood at 97.6%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Togo peaked at 98.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1998.
Togo ranks 22nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 80.8% | — |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 97.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Togo's 97.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 87.0% | 98.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.5 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Togo?
- Current education expenditure, total in Togo was 97.6% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Togo ranks 22nd out of 123 countries with data for 2016.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).