School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo stood at 10.1 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo peaked at 10.48 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.75 years, in 1995.
Togo ranks 35th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.75 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.82 years | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 8.51 years | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.72 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.04 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.97 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.25 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.63 years | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10.06 years | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 10.48 years | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.26 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.29 years | 7.75 years | 8.82 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.89 years | 8.51 years | 9.25 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.27 years | 10.06 years | 10.48 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.18 years | 10.1 years | 10.26 years | 2 |
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More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,245 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 41,135 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 73,821 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Togo was 10.1 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 years in 1995.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Togo ranks 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release