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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.12 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (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
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.