Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo
Togo: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 225,117 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo stood at 225,117 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo peaked at 225,117 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60,848 number, in 1970.
Togo ranks 80th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,848 number | — |
| 1971 | 63,318 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 66,004 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 68,361 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 70,432 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 72,272 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 73,916 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 76,201 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 78,488 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 80,798 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 83,134 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 85,434 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 88,849 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 92,540 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 96,300 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 99,871 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 103,055 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 106,881 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 110,542 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 113,883 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 116,725 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 118,916 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 121,828 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 124,255 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 126,331 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 128,194 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 129,947 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 131,829 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 133,752 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 135,754 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 137,824 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 140,079 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 143,834 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 148,096 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 152,663 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 157,342 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 161,809 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 167,043 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 172,629 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 178,330 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 183,906 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 189,082 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 194,473 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 199,591 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 204,361 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 208,693 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 212,541 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 216,453 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 219,740 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 222,574 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 225,117 number | +1.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 225,117 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 225,117 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,064 number | 60,848 number | 80,798 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,049 number | 83,134 number | 113,883 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,753 number | 116,725 number | 135,754 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,965 number | 137,824 number | 178,330 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,141 number | 183,906 number | 222,574 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,117 number | 225,117 number | 225,117 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 236,397 number compare
- 78 Tajikistan 235,415 number compare
- 79 Jordan 233,748 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 214,762 number compare
- 82 Papua New Guinea 210,541 number compare
- 83 Tunisia 203,743 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Togo was 225,117 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 225,117 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,848 number in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Togo ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.