School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.36 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Togo, 1972–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Togo recorded 13.36 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Togo peaked at 13.36 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.63 years, in 1972.
Togo ranks 91st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.63 years | — |
| 1973 | 6.92 years | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 7.25 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 7.64 years | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 8.38 years | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 9.09 years | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 9.97 years | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 10.62 years | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 11.03 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 10.41 years | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 9.67 years | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 8.52 years | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 8.38 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 8.58 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 9.04 years | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 9.48 years | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 8.84 years | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 9.48 years | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 10.28 years | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 10.65 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 11.05 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.32 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.88 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.29 years | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 13.36 years | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.31 years | 6.63 years | 10.62 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.43 years | 8.38 years | 11.03 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.63 years | 8.84 years | 10.65 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.41 years | 11.05 years | 11.88 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.36 years | 13.36 years | 13.36 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 88 Uzbekistan 13.49 years compare
- 89 Nepal 13.44 years compare
- 90 Brunei Darussalam 13.42 years compare
- 92 Philippines 13.35 years compare
- 93 Kuwait 13.34 years compare
- 94 Anguilla 13.31 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 to tertiary, male in Togo?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Togo was 13.36 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.36 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 years in 1972.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Togo ranks 91st out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release