Primary education, pupils in Togo
Togo: Primary education, pupils was 49.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Togo, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Togo recorded 49.0% for primary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Togo peaked at 49.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1971.
Togo ranks 52nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.1% | 31.0% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 38.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 43.8% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.4% | 49.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 2.96 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 51.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Togo?
- Primary education, pupils in Togo was 49.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for primary education, pupils?
- Togo ranks 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.