Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo
Togo: Share of population 15 years and older with no education was 22 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
22
World rank
16th
of 111 countries
All-time high
99.8
in 1870
All-time low
22
in 2020
Years of data
31
1870–2020
Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo is 22, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo peaked at 99.8 in 1870 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2020.
Togo ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 99.8 | — |
| 1875 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 99.6 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 99.5 | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 99.3 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 99.1 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 98.8 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 98.1 | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 97.5 | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 97.1 | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 96.9 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 94.1 | -2.9% |
| 1935 | 93.7 | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 93.3 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 92.6 | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 91.7 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 90.4 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 88.5 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 86.4 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 81.8 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 72.2 | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 63 | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 54.4 | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 47.1 | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 44.7 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 41.3 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 39.4 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 34.3 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 28.3 | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 22 | -22.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.8, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Togo's 22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.65 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 2 |
| 1900s | 98.95 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 2 |
| 1910s | 97.8 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 97 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 2 |
| 1930s | 93.9 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 2 |
| 1940s | 92.95 | 92.6 | 93.3 | 2 |
| 1950s | 91.05 | 90.4 | 91.7 | 2 |
| 1960s | 87.45 | 86.4 | 88.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 77 | 72.2 | 81.8 | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7 | 54.4 | 63 | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.9 | 44.7 | 47.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.35 | 39.4 | 41.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.3 | 28.3 | 34.3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.7 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 29.3 compare
- 15 Morocco 28.2 compare
- 17 Bangladesh 21.9 compare
- 18 Egypt 20.8 compare
- 19 India 20.6 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 share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo?
- Share of population 15 years and older with no education in Togo was 22 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population 15 years and older with no education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8 in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population 15 years and older with no education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for share of population 15 years and older with no education?
- Togo ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population 15 years and older with no education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population 15 years and older with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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