Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Togo
Togo: Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Togo, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 58.5% for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 229.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Togo peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2014.
Togo ranks 106th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.7% | — |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +97.1% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +3.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 58.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Togo's 58.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.5%, 79% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 17.7% | 39.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 39.7% | 58.5% | 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 proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Togo?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water in Togo was 58.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Togo ranks 106th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.6%. 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 Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release