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.
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0% | — |
| 1825 | 0.0% | — |
| 1830 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 1850 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +37.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | +35.7% |
| 1890 | 0.2% | +31.6% |
| 1895 | 0.3% | +32.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1905 | 0.6% | +31.8% |
| 1910 | 0.8% | +31.0% |
| 1915 | 1.0% | +32.9% |
| 1920 | 1.3% | +32.7% |
| 1925 | 1.8% | +32.1% |
| 1930 | 2.3% | +31.6% |
| 1935 | 3.1% | +31.8% |
| 1940 | 4.0% | +31.3% |
| 1945 | 5.3% | +30.8% |
| 1950 | 6.9% | +30.6% |
| 1955 | 10.3% | +49.9% |
| 1960 | 18.4% | +78.7% |
| 1965 | 24.6% | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 33.0% | +34.4% |
| 1971 | 29.5% | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 31.8% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | +55.1% |
| 1978 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51.6% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 43.4% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 54.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 95.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 95.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | +100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- 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 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
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.