School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.25 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo, 1972β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo stood at 11.25 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo peaked at 11.25 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.87 years, in 1972.
Togo ranks 139th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.97 years | 2.87 years | 5.5 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.14 years | 4.5 years | 5.83 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.62 years | 5.09 years | 6.46 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.11 years | 7.42 years | 8.73 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.25 years | 11.25 years | 11.25 years | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo was 11.25 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 years in 1972.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Togo ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release