Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Togo
Togo: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.61 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Togo, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.61 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Togo peaked at 0.61 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Togo 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Togo, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.52 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.52 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.55 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.55 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.61 LPIA | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.535 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.55 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 42 Egypt 0.78 LPIA compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.78 LPIA compare
- 44 Pakistan 0.61 LPIA compare
- 46 Benin 0.55 LPIA compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.55 LPIA compare
More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.91 % change on previous year (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 421,573 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 493,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 230,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Togo?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Togo was 0.61 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Togo ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release