Education spending in Togo
Togo: Education spending was 4.14 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Togo, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Togo is 4.14, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Togo peaked at 4.73 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1970.
That places Togo 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Education spending in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5 | — |
| 1979 | 4.73 | +216.0% |
| 1981 | 4.17 | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 3.82 | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 3.34 | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 4.02 | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 3.12 | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 2.82 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 2.96 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.78 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.67 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2.36 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.24 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.38 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.77 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.96 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.08 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.38 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.42 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.71 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.66 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.77 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.09 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.23 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.78 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 4.14 | +9.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 4.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 4.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +216.0% | 1.5 | 4.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.11 | 1.5 | 4.73 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 3.34 | 4.17 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.23 | 2.82 | 4.02 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.48 | 2.2 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 | 2.96 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 3.78 | 4.23 | 4 |
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 education spending in Togo?
- Education spending in Togo was 4.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 in 1979.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for education spending?
- Togo ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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