International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo
Togo: International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo peaked at 0.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Togo 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +106.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo?
- International expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Togo was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Togo rank for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Togo ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release