Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Togo
Togo: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.6%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
96th
of 106 countries
All-time high
83.7%
in 2023
All-time low
19.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Togo, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Togo stood at 74.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 283.5% over ten years.
That places Togo 96th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.4% | — |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +145.2% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +36.6% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | -10.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 74.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 86% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Togo's 74.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 19.5% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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 share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Togo?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Togo was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Togo ranks 96th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).