Primary education, pupils (% female) in Togo
Togo: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 49.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Togo, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Togo recorded 49.0% for primary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Togo peaked at 49.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1971.
Togo ranks 52nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.0% | — |
| 1972 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 34.7% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 36.9% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.1% | 31.0% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 38.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 43.8% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.4% | 49.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.5 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Togo?
- Primary education, pupils in Togo was 49.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for primary education, pupils?
- Togo ranks 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.