Literacy rates among adults in Togo
Togo: Literacy rates among adults was 72.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates among adults in Togo, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 72.6% for literacy rates among adults in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 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 among adults in Togo peaked at 72.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2000.
That places Togo 66th out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rates among adults in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.2% | — |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +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 78.2%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Togo's 72.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.9%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 53.2% | 57.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.2% | 66.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Togo?
- Literacy rates among adults in Togo was 72.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Togo ranks 66th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates among adults 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.