Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo
Togo: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 59.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
59.4%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
27th
of 206 countries
All-time high
75.9%
in 2004
All-time low
57.3%
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo is 59.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo peaked at 75.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2023.
Togo ranks 27th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.8% | — |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 59.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 59.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 67.8% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 60.0% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.3% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 24 Yemen 63.5% compare
- 25 San Marino 62.8% compare
- 26 Congo 61.9% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 58.8% compare
- 29 Mozambique 58.6% compare
- 30 Suriname 55.4% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo was 59.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Togo ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release