Children out of school, primary in Togo
Togo: Children out of school, primary was 9,263 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Togo, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 9,263 for children out of school, primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Togo peaked at 301,599 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9,263, in 2024.
That places Togo 112th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180,182 | 161,287 | 199,920 | 4 |
| 1980s | 240,136 | 165,553 | 301,599 | 9 |
| 1990s | 198,522 | 100,851 | 257,544 | 7 |
| 2000s | 110,169 | 80,619 | 136,560 | 9 |
| 2010s | 122,617 | 92,340 | 185,309 | 6 |
| 2020s | 28,287 | 9,263 | 59,575 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 36,787 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 115.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 51.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.96 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Togo?
- Children out of school, primary in Togo was 9,263 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 301,599 in 1986.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,263 in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for children out of school, primary?
- Togo ranks 112th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. 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 Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.