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 58.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo stood at 58.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo peaked at 86.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2024.
That places Togo 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.2% | — |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -0.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 58.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Togo's 58.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 63.1% | 83.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.9% | 65.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 23 Papua New Guinea 62.8% compare
- 24 San Marino 62.0% compare
- 25 Iraq 60.3% compare
- 27 Honduras 58.2% compare
- 28 Lesotho 53.7% compare
- 29 Tajikistan 51.4% 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 58.9% in 2024, 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 86.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Togo ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 21.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release