Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo
Togo: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 5.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo is 5.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
That places Togo 136th out of 141 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +3202.3% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +61.1% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 133 Sierra Leone 6.6% compare
- 134 Afghanistan 5.7% compare
- 135 Senegal 5.7% compare
- 137 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.0% compare
- 138 Mali 4.8% compare
- 139 Benin 3.3% compare
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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Togo was 5.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Togo ranks 136th out of 141 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.