School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 9.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Togo, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Togo is 9.78 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Togo peaked at 9.98 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.98 years, in 1995.
That places Togo 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.98 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.23 years | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 7.09 years | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.34 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.16 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.62 years | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 9.98 years | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.78 years | -1.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 9.78 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.66 years, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 9.78 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.45 years, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +30.9% | 7.62 years | 9.98 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.61 years | 5.98 years | 7.23 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.66 years | 7.09 years | 8.16 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.98 years | 9.98 years | 9.98 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.84 years | 9.78 years | 9.9 years | 2 |
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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Togo was 9.78 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 years in 1995.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Togo ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release