Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Togo
Togo: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 80.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Togo, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 80.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Togo peaked at 80.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2000.
That places Togo 65th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3% | — |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 65.3% | 67.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 69.3% | 77.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 812,339 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.3872 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 845,263 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4372 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1005 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Togo?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Togo was 80.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Togo ranks 65th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release