Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo
Togo: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 77.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo stood at 77.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo peaked at 77.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1995.
That places Togo 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.9% | — |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 29.9% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 43.4% | 64.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 68.4% | 77.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 135 Turks and Caicos Islands 82.5% compare
- 136 Cayman Islands 81.9% compare
- 137 Sierra Leone 80.8% compare
- 139 British Virgin Islands 76.4% compare
- 140 Myanmar 75.6% compare
- 141 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75.5% compare
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Togo was 77.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1995.
- How does Togo rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 138th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.