Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo
Togo: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo is 24.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo peaked at 24.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2015.
Togo ranks 100th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +7.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 24.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 42% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Togo's 24.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.4% | 24.8% | 5 |
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 teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Togo was 24.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Togo ranks 100th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release