Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Togo
Togo: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes was 5.1% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Togo, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 5.1% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.6% on the previous year and down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Togo peaked at 39.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2014.
That places Togo 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.2% | — |
| 1978 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 36.3% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 34.3% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 36.5% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -61.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 5.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 5.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 66% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -61.6% | 13.2% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 34.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 26.9% | 39.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.1% | 26.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 5.1% | 22.7% | 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 repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Togo?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Togo was 5.1% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.