Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo
Togo: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 95.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo, 1820–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 95.5% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 68 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo peaked at 95.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1820.
Togo ranks 85th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1940s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 21.5% | 18.4% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 29.5% | 51.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 40.3% | 52.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 50.8% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 77.0% | 85.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 86.9% | 91.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.1% | 95.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 36,787 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo was 95.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1820.
- How does Togo rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Togo ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.