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 21.3% 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 21.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Togo peaked at 35.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2013.
That places Togo 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 35.3% | — |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 20.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.7% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 18.8% | 24.4% | 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 21.3% 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 35.3% 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 17.7% in 2013.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Togo ranks 51st 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 up 12.7%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release