School enrollment, primary, female in Togo
Togo: School enrollment, primary, female was 88.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Togo, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Togo is 88.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Togo peaked at 88.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1971.
Togo ranks 106th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.2% | — |
| 1972 | 34.5% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 53.8% | +55.8% |
| 1979 | 55.9% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 42.9% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 88.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 88.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +55.8% | 34.5% | 53.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.1% | 32.2% | 55.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 42.9% | 56.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 52.6% | 67.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 79.1% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.9% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Togo?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Togo was 88.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Togo ranks 106th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.