Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo
Togo: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 4.12 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.12 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.09 live births per woman
in 1974
All-time low
4.12 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo is 4.12 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo peaked at 7.09 live births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.12 live births per woman, in 2024.
Togo ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.6 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.62 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.69 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.71 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.73 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.76 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.8 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.82 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.86 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 7.03 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.06 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.07 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.08 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 7.09 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.09 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.06 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.03 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.98 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.93 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.88 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.81 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.72 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.63 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 6.46 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.38 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.3 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.23 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.07 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.89 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.78 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.56 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.46 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.36 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.29 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.23 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.17 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.13 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.09 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.99 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.04 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.08 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.1 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.09 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.98 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.85 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.75 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.66 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.63 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.58 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.51 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.45 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.39 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.32 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.25 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.19 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.12 live births per woman | -1.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 4.12 live births per woman is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.12 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 4.12 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.6 live births per woman | 6.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.93 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.15 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 5.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.39 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 4.23 live births per woman compare
- 20 Uganda 4.17 live births per woman compare
- 21 Guinea 4.13 live births per woman compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 4.12 live births per woman compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 4.11 live births per woman compare
- 25 Congo 4.11 live births per woman compare
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Togo was 4.12 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 live births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Togo ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.