Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo
Togo: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 6.77 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
6.77
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
99th
of 110 countries
All-time high
8.57
in 2017
All-time low
0.1511
in 1970
Years of data
7
1970–2022
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo stood at 6.77.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo peaked at 8.57 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1511, in 1970.
That places Togo 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1511 | — |
| 2009 | 2.95 | +1851.7% |
| 2010 | 1.75 | -40.6% |
| 2011 | 5.44 | +210.5% |
| 2017 | 8.57 | +57.5% |
| 2019 | 6.38 | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 6.77 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1511 | 0.1511 | 0.1511 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 1.75 | 8.57 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.77 | 6.77 | 6.77 | 1 |
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More education data for Togo
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,787 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Togo was 6.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1511 in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Togo ranks 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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