Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Togo
Togo: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 21.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Togo, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 21.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Togo peaked at 21.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
That places Togo 122nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +1493.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.4% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Togo?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Togo was 21.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Togo ranks 122nd out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release