School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo
Togo: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 723,244 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo stood at 723,244 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo peaked at 723,244 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 178,071 number, in 1970.
Togo ranks 86th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 178,071 number | — |
| 1971 | 184,982 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 190,181 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 194,768 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 199,031 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 203,362 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 208,059 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 212,035 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 216,378 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 221,409 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 227,487 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 234,799 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 243,114 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 252,832 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 263,505 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 274,674 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 286,115 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 296,491 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 307,273 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 318,464 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 330,036 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 341,971 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 351,227 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 360,844 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 371,347 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 383,460 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 397,766 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 416,498 number | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 436,219 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 456,193 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 475,593 number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 493,875 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 508,260 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 521,721 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 534,240 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 546,109 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 557,875 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 568,774 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 579,491 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 589,711 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 599,393 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 608,752 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 616,926 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 625,604 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 636,036 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 649,038 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 664,553 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 682,105 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 701,752 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 723,244 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200,828 number | 178,071 number | 221,409 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 270,475 number | 227,487 number | 318,464 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 384,556 number | 330,036 number | 456,193 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 537,565 number | 475,593 number | 589,711 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 650,740 number | 599,393 number | 723,244 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 83 Tajikistan 849,185 number compare
- 84 Tunisia 838,860 number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 728,582 number compare
- 87 Cuba 715,406 number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 701,168 number compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 692,066 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Togo was 723,244 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 723,244 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,071 number in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 86th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.