Share of population with no formal education in Togo
Togo: Share of population with no formal education was 22.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Togo, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with no formal education in Togo is 22.0%, 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 with no formal education in Togo peaked at 99.8% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, 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 with no formal education in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 63.0% | -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 | 22.0% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 1900s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 1910s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 97.0% | 96.9% | 97.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 93.9% | 93.7% | 94.1% | 2 |
| 1940s | 92.9% | 92.6% | 93.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 91.1% | 90.4% | 91.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 87.5% | 86.4% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 77.0% | 72.2% | 81.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 54.4% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 44.7% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 39.4% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.3% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 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
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 812,339 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.3872 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 845,263 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4372 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1005 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.91 % change on previous year (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Togo?
- Share of population with no formal education in Togo was 22.0% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Togo ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal 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 Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.