Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Togo
Togo: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 112,866 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Togo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Togo stood at 112,866 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Togo peaked at 112,866 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30,317 number, in 1970.
That places Togo 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,317 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,541 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 32,881 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 34,052 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 35,077 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 35,984 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 36,788 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 37,929 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 39,070 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 40,222 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 41,384 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 42,521 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 44,236 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46,088 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 47,971 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 49,750 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 51,323 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 53,259 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 55,106 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 56,783 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 58,195 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 59,265 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 60,729 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 61,940 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 62,972 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 63,899 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 64,774 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 65,720 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 66,707 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 67,740 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 68,796 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69,921 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71,836 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 73,999 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 76,305 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 78,657 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 80,886 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 83,537 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 86,370 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 89,259 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 92,075 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 94,673 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 97,403 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 99,989 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 102,394 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 104,571 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 106,500 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 108,479 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 110,147 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 111,585 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 112,866 number | +1.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 112,866 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 112,866 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,386 number | 30,317 number | 40,222 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,842 number | 41,384 number | 56,783 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,194 number | 58,195 number | 67,740 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,957 number | 68,796 number | 89,259 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,782 number | 92,075 number | 111,585 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,866 number | 112,866 number | 112,866 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 77 Tajikistan 120,878 number compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 120,771 number compare
- 79 Jordan 119,077 number compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 108,794 number compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 107,532 number compare
- 83 Tunisia 104,917 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, male in Togo?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Togo was 112,866 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 112,866 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,317 number in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Togo ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.