Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo
Togo: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 35.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo stood at 35.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.5% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo peaked at 35.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 68th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 18.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 16.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 73,821 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Togo was 35.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Togo ranks 68th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. 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 rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.