Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo
Togo: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 57.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo stood at 57.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo peaked at 57.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 72nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1% | — |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 31.1% | 36.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 39.8% | 47.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 114,956 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,245 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 41,135 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.6 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Togo was 57.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Togo ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release