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 21.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo, 1991–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 21.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo peaked at 42.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2017.
That places Togo 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.5% | — |
| 1999 | 34.2% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -42.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 21.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Togo's 21.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 34.2% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 32.6% | 39.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 24 Mauritania 28.2% compare
- 25 Iraq 28.1% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.6% compare
- 28 Myanmar 21.0% compare
- 29 Cayman Islands 19.6% compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 19.6% compare
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 21.4% in 2017, 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 42.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Togo ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2017.
- 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 42.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.