Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Togo
Togo: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 4.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Togo, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Togo is 4.12, 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 mean years of schooling in Togo peaked at 7.09 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.12, in 2024.
Togo ranks 21st of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 | 6.6 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.91 | 6.8 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.04 | 6.93 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.51 | 6.15 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 | 5.23 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.99 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 | 4.45 | 5.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 | 4.12 | 4.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 4.23 compare
- 19 Uganda 4.17 compare
- 20 Guinea 4.13 compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 4.12 compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 4.11 compare
- 24 Congo, Republic of 4.11 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Togo?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Togo was 4.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Togo ranks 21st out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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