Trained teachers in primary education, male in Togo
Togo: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Togo, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Togo recorded 84.3% for trained teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Togo peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1999.
That places Togo 85th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.8% | — |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +167.5% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +1.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 84.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.9%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Togo's 84.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 71.3% | 82.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 77.5% | 84.3% | 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 trained teachers in primary education, male in Togo?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Togo was 84.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1999.
- How does Togo rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Togo ranks 85th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.