Over-age students, primary, male in Togo
Togo: Over-age students, primary, male was 17.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Togo, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Togo is 17.4%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Togo peaked at 34.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2008.
That places Togo 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.7% | — |
| 1972 | 26.8% | +29.3% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 30.2% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 31.8% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 31.1% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 20.7% | 30.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 27.2% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 25.6% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 21.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.6% | 4 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Togo?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Togo was 17.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Togo ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.