School life expectancy, primary, female in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.78 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Togo, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Togo stood at 6.78 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Togo peaked at 7.53 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.31 years, in 1971.
Togo ranks 37th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 years | 2.31 years | 4.6 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.25 years | 3.77 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 years | 4.35 years | 6.28 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.21 years | 5.97 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 years | 7.12 years | 7.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.97 years | 6.78 years | 7.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 34 Madagascar 6.82 years compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 6.81 years compare
- 36 Peru 6.78 years compare
- 38 Mauritania 6.71 years compare
- 39 Tonga 6.7 years compare
- 40 Tanzania 6.63 years compare
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Togo was 6.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 years in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Togo ranks 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release