Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Togo
Togo: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Togo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Togo peaked at 21.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2025.
Togo ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.8%, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.4% | 7.5% | 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Togo?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in Togo was 2.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Togo ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release