Government expenditure per student, primary in Togo
Togo: Government expenditure per student, primary was 16.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Togo, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Togo recorded 16.2% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Togo peaked at 16.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2006.
That places Togo 56th out of 122 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.3% | — |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 53 Belize 16.6% compare
- 54 Eswatini 16.5% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 16.2% compare
- 57 Malaysia 16.1% compare
- 58 Burkina Faso 16.1% compare
- 59 El Salvador 16.1% 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 per student, primary in Togo?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Togo was 16.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Togo ranks 56th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.