Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo
Togo: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo is 58.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 229.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2014.
Togo ranks 106th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.7% | — |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +97.1% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 17.7% | 39.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 39.7% | 58.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.91 % change on previous year (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 421,573 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2007)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 493,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 230,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Togo was 58.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Togo ranks 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.