Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Togo
Togo: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Togo, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 1.3% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and down 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Togo peaked at 43.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
That places Togo 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43.0% | — |
| 1978 | 38.6% | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 38.0% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 41.1% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -81.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -64.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +325.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -59.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.8%, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +325.6% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | -81.9% | 20.7% | 3.8% |
| 2016 | -64.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| 2018 | -59.8% | 3.3% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 38.0% | 43.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 38.4% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 29.3% | 41.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 25.1% | 30.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 0.8% | 24.5% | 8 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Togo?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Togo was 1.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Togo rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. 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, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.