Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo
Togo: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo, 1820–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo is 99.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 72 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1820.
Togo ranks 34th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0% | — |
| 1825 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 1830 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 1835 | 0.1% | +50.0% |
| 1840 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 1845 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 1860 | 0.2% | +38.9% |
| 1865 | 0.3% | +32.0% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | +36.4% |
| 1875 | 0.6% | +35.6% |
| 1880 | 0.8% | +34.4% |
| 1885 | 1.1% | +34.1% |
| 1890 | 1.5% | +33.6% |
| 1895 | 2.0% | +34.7% |
| 1900 | 2.6% | +33.8% |
| 1905 | 3.5% | +33.6% |
| 1910 | 4.7% | +33.3% |
| 1915 | 4.2% | -11.0% |
| 1920 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 1925 | 3.2% | -14.1% |
| 1930 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 1935 | 3.5% | +31.7% |
| 1940 | 5.1% | +47.3% |
| 1945 | 6.1% | +18.1% |
| 1950 | 18.2% | +200.2% |
| 1955 | 22.5% | +23.6% |
| 1960 | 32.9% | +45.9% |
| 1965 | 41.1% | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 53.0% | +29.1% |
| 1971 | 47.1% | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 72.5% | +50.2% |
| 1978 | 64.8% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 61.5% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 59.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 99.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 99.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +200.2% | 6.1% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1910s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 37.0% | 32.9% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 47.1% | 72.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 50.0% | 66.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.2% | 61.7% | 87.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 83.5% | 91.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 89.3% | 92.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 95.7% | 99.4% | 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 share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Togo was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1820.
- How does Togo rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Togo ranks 34th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.