School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo
Togo: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.53 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.53 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
80th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.53 million
in 2025
All-time low
338,762
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo stood at 1.53 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo peaked at 1.53 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 338,762, in 1970.
Togo ranks 80th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 338,762 | — |
| 1971 | 349,839 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 359,833 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 369,177 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 378,565 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 388,353 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 398,514 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 409,047 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 420,155 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 432,057 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 445,239 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 460,259 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 477,417 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 496,054 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 515,811 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 535,979 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 555,835 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 576,363 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 597,778 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 619,317 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 640,774 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 661,873 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 682,738 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 703,100 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 675,468 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 708,231 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 735,620 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 760,363 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 779,507 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 798,838 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 818,405 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 837,238 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 855,631 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 874,365 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 894,064 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 914,511 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 934,313 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 956,422 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 975,816 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 996,029 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.31 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.53 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 384,430 | 338,762 | 432,057 | 10 |
| 1980s | 528,005 | 445,239 | 619,317 | 10 |
| 1990s | 714,651 | 640,774 | 798,838 | 10 |
| 2000s | 905,679 | 818,405 | 996,029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 1.01 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.31 million | 1.53 million | 6 |
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More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo was 1.53 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 338,762 in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 80th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release