Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo
Togo: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo stood at 4.1%.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo peaked at 4.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
Togo ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +216.0% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4 |
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 government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo was 4.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Togo ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release