School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Togo
Togo: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.5304 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Togo, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Togo stood at 0.5304 GPI. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Togo peaked at 0.5304 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1172 GPI, in 1973.
Togo ranks 166th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Togo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1251 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.1172 GPI | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1456 GPI | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1514 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1583 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1898 GPI | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2386 GPI | +25.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1955 GPI | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1892 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1726 GPI | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1702 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1634 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1836 GPI | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1469 GPI | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1394 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1493 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1593 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1326 GPI | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1362 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1341 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1494 GPI | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1716 GPI | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1993 GPI | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2726 GPI | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4164 GPI | +52.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4273 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4312 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4516 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5096 GPI | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5304 GPI | +4.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.5304 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 63% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.5304 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1652 GPI | 0.1172 GPI | 0.2386 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1665 GPI | 0.1394 GPI | 0.1892 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.154 GPI | 0.1326 GPI | 0.1993 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4342 GPI | 0.2726 GPI | 0.5304 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.5701 GPI compare
- 164 Niger 0.5684 GPI compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5588 GPI compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.5279 GPI compare
- 168 Ethiopia 0.4832 GPI compare
- 169 Yemen 0.4402 GPI compare
More education data for Togo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.5 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Togo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Togo was 0.5304 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5304 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1172 GPI in 1973.
- How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Togo ranks 166th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.