Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo
Togo: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 84.45 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo is 84.45 pupils per teacher, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo peaked at 135.75 pupils per teacher in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.94 pupils per teacher, in 2021.
Togo ranks 4th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo, year by year
| Year | pupils per teacher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 135.75 pupils per teacher | — |
| 2019 | 96.4 pupils per teacher | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 90.68 pupils per teacher | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 83.94 pupils per teacher | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 85.09 pupils per teacher | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 84.46 pupils per teacher | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.45 pupils per teacher | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116.08 pupils per teacher | 96.4 pupils per teacher | 135.75 pupils per teacher | 2 |
| 2020s | 85.72 pupils per teacher | 83.94 pupils per teacher | 90.68 pupils per teacher | 5 |
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More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,245 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 41,135 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 73,821 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Togo was 84.45 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 135.75 pupils per teacher in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.94 pupils per teacher in 2021.
- How does Togo rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Togo ranks 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.