Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Togo
Togo: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Togo is 0.7%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Togo peaked at 1.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
Togo ranks 105th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +1097.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +49.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -45.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 102 Viet Nam 0.7% compare
- 103 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7% compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
- 106 Philippines 0.7% compare
- 107 Niger 0.7% compare
- 108 Latvia 0.6% 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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Togo?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Togo was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Togo ranks 105th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary 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