Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Togo
Togo: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 13.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Togo, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 13.1 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Togo peaked at 13.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.21, in 1992.
That places Togo 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.33 | — |
| 1991 | 7.69 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 7.21 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 7.49 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 7.76 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 8.47 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 8.82 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 8.98 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 9.15 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 9.32 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.48 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.76 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.87 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.98 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.07 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.12 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.51 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.94 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 10.41 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.88 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.34 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 11.81 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 11.94 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.06 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.19 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.32 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.44 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.57 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.83 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.96 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 | 7.21 | 9.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1 | 9.48 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 | 11.34 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.06 | 12.96 | 13.1 | 4 |
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More education data for Togo
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Togo?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Togo was 13.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 in 1992.
- How does Togo rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Togo ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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