School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.5393 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Togo, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Togo stood at 0.5393 years. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Togo peaked at 0.5393 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 years, in 1973.
That places Togo 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Togo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0075 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0072 years | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 years | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0094 years | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0139 years | +47.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0187 years | +35.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0251 years | +34.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0209 years | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 years | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0268 years | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0232 years | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0202 years | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0226 years | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0247 years | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.026 years | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0285 years | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0333 years | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0313 years | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0271 years | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0289 years | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0361 years | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0405 years | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0523 years | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2694 years | +415.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3015 years | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3252 years | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3305 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3477 years | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3985 years | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4148 years | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4526 years | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4549 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5393 years | +18.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.5393 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8776 years, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.5393 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +415.2% | 0.0523 years | 0.2694 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0139 years | 0.0072 years | 0.0251 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0238 years | 0.0202 years | 0.0268 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0348 years | 0.0271 years | 0.0523 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3661 years | 0.2694 years | 0.4549 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5393 years | 0.5393 years | 0.5393 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5605 years compare
- 155 Pakistan 0.5506 years compare
- 156 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.5446 years compare
- 158 Kenya 0.5143 years compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.484 years compare
- 160 Congo 0.4465 years compare
More education data for Togo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Togo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Togo was 0.5393 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5393 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 years in 1973.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Togo ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release