Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Togo
Togo: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 31.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Togo, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 31.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Togo peaked at 31.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1970.
That places Togo 127th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +1061.9% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +68.7% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +4.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 31.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.0%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Togo's 31.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 17.8% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Togo?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Togo was 31.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Togo ranks 127th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release