Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Togo
Togo: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 56.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Togo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 56.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Togo peaked at 66.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2015.
That places Togo 30th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.2% | — |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | +5.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 56.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 56.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 55.2% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 50.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.9% | 56.4% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Togo?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Togo was 56.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Togo ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 youth of upper 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