School age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo
Togo: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.29 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.29 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 2020
All-time low
329,230 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo is 1.29 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo peaked at 1.29 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 329,230 number, in 1970.
Togo ranks 80th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 329,230 number | — |
| 1971 | 342,877 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 356,390 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 368,916 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 380,359 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 390,768 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 400,165 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 411,269 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 423,133 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 435,737 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 449,057 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 462,781 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 480,955 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 501,465 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 523,003 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 544,052 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 563,460 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 584,676 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 605,943 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 626,323 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 644,793 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 660,516 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 678,619 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 695,479 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 711,077 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 725,570 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 739,075 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 751,681 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 764,911 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 777,676 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 788,818 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 798,168 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 812,335 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 828,788 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 847,772 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 869,506 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 893,337 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 919,656 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 948,280 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 978,753 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 383,884 number | 329,230 number | 435,737 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 534,172 number | 449,057 number | 626,323 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 714,940 number | 644,793 number | 777,676 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 868,541 number | 788,818 number | 978,753 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.29 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 77 Papua New Guinea 1.43 million number compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.41 million number compare
- 79 Jordan 1.40 million number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.25 million number compare
- 82 Honduras 1.20 million number compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 1.16 million number compare
More education data for Togo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Togo was 1.29 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,230 number in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.