Girls and boys who are out of school in Togo
Togo: Girls and boys who are out of school was 31,015 girls in 2021. ▼ Falling
Girls and boys who are out of school in Togo, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Togo recorded 31,015 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Togo peaked at 179,601 girls in 1986 and was at its lowest, 31,015 girls, in 2021.
Togo ranks 66th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Togo, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 132,358 girls | — |
| 1972 | 132,536 girls | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 116,303 girls | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 114,873 girls | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 116,461 girls | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 129,413 girls | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 134,377 girls | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 156,593 girls | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 165,217 girls | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 179,601 girls | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 164,177 girls | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 165,056 girls | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 167,360 girls | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 165,059 girls | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 159,697 girls | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 155,888 girls | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 137,071 girls | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 121,789 girls | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 134,970 girls | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 92,459 girls | -31.5% |
| 2001 | 96,420 girls | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 80,432 girls | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 92,920 girls | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 80,817 girls | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 81,858 girls | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 67,684 girls | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 85,328 girls | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 78,317 girls | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 66,754 girls | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 60,248 girls | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 109,429 girls | +81.6% |
| 2017 | 72,362 girls | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 74,750 girls | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 55,434 girls | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 33,315 girls | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 31,015 girls | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,018 girls | 114,873 girls | 132,536 girls | 4 |
| 1980s | 153,139 girls | 116,461 girls | 179,601 girls | 9 |
| 1990s | 138,133 girls | 92,459 girls | 165,059 girls | 7 |
| 2000s | 82,972 girls | 67,684 girls | 96,420 girls | 8 |
| 2010s | 73,163 girls | 55,434 girls | 109,429 girls | 6 |
| 2020s | 32,165 girls | 31,015 girls | 33,315 girls | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 40,481 girls compare
- 64 Peru 39,928 girls compare
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 38,662 girls compare
- 67 Ecuador 28,201 girls compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 27,289 girls compare
- 69 Thailand 27,087 girls 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 girls and boys who are out of school in Togo?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Togo was 31,015 girls in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 179,601 girls in 1986.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,015 girls in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Togo ranks 66th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.