Duration of compulsory education in Togo
Togo: Duration of compulsory education was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10
in 1998
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Togo, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Togo is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Togo peaked at 10 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
Togo ranks 86th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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More education data for Togo
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Togo?
- Duration of compulsory education in Togo was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Togo rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Togo ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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