Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo
Togo: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 3.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 3.7% for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2018.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial 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 104th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Initial 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 | 2.2% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +9.1% |
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 | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 9 |
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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo was 3.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial 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 initial 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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Togo ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. 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 Initial 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