Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo
Togo: Tertiary education, academic staff was 6.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo, 1972–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2021, tertiary education, academic staff in Togo stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Togo peaked at 20.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2015.
Togo ranks 170th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.4% | — |
| 1973 | 13.1% | -35.9% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -31.5% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | +109.7% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -57.1% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +34.2% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -42.6% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 8.1% | 20.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 167 Chad 7.9% compare
- 168 Mauritania 7.4% compare
- 169 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.3% compare
More education data for Togo
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Togo?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo was 6.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Togo ranks 170th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.