Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Togo
Togo: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 570,773 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Togo, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Togo recorded 570,773 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Togo peaked at 570,773 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 333,924, in 2017.
Togo ranks 37th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 411,720 | — |
| 2000 | 438,976 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 562,244 | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 388,005 | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 333,924 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 480,918 | +44.0% |
| 2019 | 377,081 | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 448,296 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 458,648 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 547,434 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 552,762 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 570,773 | +3.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 570,773 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371,046, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Togo's 570,773 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 741,414, 77% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 411,720 | 411,720 | 411,720 | 1 |
| 2000s | 438,976 | 438,976 | 438,976 | 1 |
| 2010s | 428,434 | 333,924 | 562,244 | 5 |
| 2020s | 515,583 | 448,296 | 570,773 | 5 |
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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Togo?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Togo was 570,773 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 570,773 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,924 in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Togo ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release