School age population, primary education, male in Togo
Togo: School age population, primary education, male was 649,141 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Togo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Togo stood at 649,141 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Togo peaked at 649,141 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 164,075 number, in 1970.
That places Togo 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 164,075 number | — |
| 1971 | 170,838 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 177,563 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 183,794 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 189,472 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 194,611 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 199,210 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 204,702 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 210,591 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 216,854 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 223,464 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 230,251 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 239,321 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 249,575 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 260,340 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 270,820 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 280,413 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 291,089 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 301,796 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 312,031 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 321,247 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 329,000 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 338,005 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 346,435 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 354,269 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 361,578 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 368,411 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 374,686 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 381,435 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 388,023 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 393,756 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 398,474 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 405,675 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 414,039 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 423,667 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 434,652 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 446,637 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 459,926 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 474,444 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 489,909 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 505,944 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 521,983 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 538,716 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 555,333 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 571,417 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 586,518 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 600,323 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 614,449 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 627,451 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 639,077 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 649,141 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 191,171 number | 164,075 number | 216,854 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 265,910 number | 223,464 number | 312,031 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 356,309 number | 321,247 number | 388,023 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 434,118 number | 393,756 number | 489,909 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,121 number | 505,944 number | 639,077 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 649,141 number | 649,141 number | 649,141 number | 1 |
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- 77 Papua New Guinea 740,623 number compare
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- 79 Jordan 711,391 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 623,253 number compare
- 82 Honduras 611,029 number compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 589,441 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, male in Togo?
- School age population, primary education, male in Togo was 649,141 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 649,141 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,075 number in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Togo ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.