School enrollment, primary in Togo
Togo: School enrollment, primary was 90.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Togo, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary in Togo stood at 90.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Togo peaked at 92.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1971.
That places Togo 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Togo, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.4% | — |
| 1972 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 70.4% | +34.4% |
| 1979 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 69.3% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 66.9% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 53.6% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 64.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 72.2% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 90.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 90.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary 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 | +34.4% | 52.4% | 70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 51.4% | 71.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 53.6% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 63.2% | 85.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 85.7% | 90.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.9% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 117 British Virgin Islands 91.1% compare
- 118 Ecuador 90.9% compare
- 119 Hungary 90.8% compare
- 121 Armenia 90.7% compare
- 122 Bangladesh 90.5% compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire 90.3% compare
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 in Togo?
- School enrollment, primary in Togo was 90.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Togo ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% 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.