Lower secondary completion rate, total in Togo
Togo: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 56.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Togo, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Togo recorded 56.6% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Togo peaked at 61.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1971.
That places Togo 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.3% | — |
| 1972 | 6.0% | +37.8% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 6.8% | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | +32.3% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 18.9% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 21.3% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 20.7% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | -26.1% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +30.9% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 4.3% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 10.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.2% | 20.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 22.3% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 33.7% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 52.0% | 61.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 141 Gambia 61.3% compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 57.1% compare
- 145 Bhutan 56.6% compare
- 146 Democratic Republic of Congo 55.9% compare
- 147 Pakistan 55.8% compare
More education data for Togo
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Togo?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Togo was 56.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Togo ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.