School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo
Togo: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.29 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.29 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
80th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 2020
All-time low
303,680 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo stood at 1.29 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Togo peaked at 1.29 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 303,680 number, in 1970.
That places Togo 80th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 303,680 number | — |
| 1971 | 316,561 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 326,373 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 335,413 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 344,283 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 353,652 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 363,768 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 372,272 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 381,401 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 391,739 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 403,834 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 417,818 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 432,927 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 450,451 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 469,885 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 490,508 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 511,635 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 531,328 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 551,747 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 572,634 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 593,630 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 614,379 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 632,237 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 650,784 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 670,783 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 693,093 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 717,857 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 741,279 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 764,475 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 786,842 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 807,573 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 825,658 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 839,797 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 852,348 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 864,275 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 876,238 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 888,719 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 900,533 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 915,325 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 933,373 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 954,628 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 978,889 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 348,914 number | 303,680 number | 391,739 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 483,277 number | 403,834 number | 572,634 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 686,536 number | 593,630 number | 786,842 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 870,384 number | 807,573 number | 933,373 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million number | 954,628 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.29 million number | 1 |
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- 77 Chile 1.48 million number compare
- 78 Bolivia 1.38 million number compare
- 79 Jordan 1.30 million number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.26 million number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 1.21 million number compare
- 83 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
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 1.29 million number in 2020, 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 1.29 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,680 number in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 80th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.