Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Togo
Togo: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 114.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Togo, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Togo is 114.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Togo peaked at 126.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1971.
That places Togo 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 61.2% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 76.7% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.2% | 88.8% | 118.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 111.8% | 107.2% | 122.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.4% | 117.7% | 126.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.1% | 114.3% | 119.3% | 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Togo?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Togo was 114.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 126.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Togo ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.