Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Togo
Togo: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Togo, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.5% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Togo peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Togo ranks 143rd of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Togo, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Togo?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Togo was 0.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Togo ranks 143rd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release