Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo
Togo: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 93.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo stood at 93.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo peaked at 93.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 63rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.8% | — |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 83.8% | 87.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.4% | 92.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Togo was 93.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Togo ranks 63rd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.