Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo
Togo: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 72.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo stood at 72.6. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo peaked at 72.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 1950.
That places Togo 100th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.5 | — |
| 2000 | 53.18 | +609.1% |
| 2006 | 56.89 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 57.09 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 57.2 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.41 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 63.75 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 60.95 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 66.54 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 72.6 | +9.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 72.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Togo's 72.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.74, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.72 | 53.18 | 57.09 | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.77 | 57.2 | 66.54 | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.5 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Togo was 72.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 1950.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Togo ranks 100th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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