Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo
Togo: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 20.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 20.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo peaked at 45.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2025.
Togo ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -11.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 20.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 20.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 29.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 21.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.5% | 24.5% | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo was 20.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Togo ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release