School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo stood at 10.41 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo peaked at 10.98 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.51 years, in 1995.
That places Togo 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.51 years | — |
| 1999 | 10.39 years | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 9.91 years | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.08 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.36 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.28 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.23 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.09 years | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.33 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.62 years | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.98 years | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 10.62 years | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 10.41 years | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.95 years | 9.51 years | 10.39 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.11 years | 9.62 years | 10.36 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.98 years | 10.98 years | 10.98 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.51 years | 10.41 years | 10.62 years | 2 |
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More education data for Togo
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Togo was 10.41 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.98 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 years in 1995.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Togo ranks 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release