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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (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.