School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Togo, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Togo recorded 11.01 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Togo peaked at 11.01 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5 years, in 1971.
That places Togo 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.5 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.86 years | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 3.08 years | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 3.31 years | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 3.54 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 4 years | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 4.41 years | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 4.94 years | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 5.48 years | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 5.8 years | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 5.74 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.36 years | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 4.69 years | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 4.34 years | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 4.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.48 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 4.63 years | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.8 years | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 5.07 years | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 5.33 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.1 years | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 5.5 years | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 6.1 years | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 6.42 years | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.62 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.45 years | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 7.37 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.66 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 8 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 8.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.17 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.65 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.15 years | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.84 years | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 10.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.01 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.79 years | 2.5 years | 5.48 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.91 years | 4.34 years | 5.8 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.95 years | 5.07 years | 7.45 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.04 years | 7.37 years | 8.65 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.84 years | 10.84 years | 10.84 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.99 years | 10.97 years | 11.01 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 126 Oman 11.16 years compare
- 127 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.06 years compare
- 128 Belize 11.04 years compare
- 130 Palestine, State of 11 years compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 10.99 years compare
- 132 Macau, China 10.98 years compare
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Togo was 11.01 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 years in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Togo ranks 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release