Primary education, teachers in Togo
Togo: Primary education, teachers was 22.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Togo, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Togo stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Togo peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2005.
Togo ranks 195th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.1% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.4% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.4% compare
- 193 Mali 31.9% compare
- 194 Benin 29.6% compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 21.8% compare
- 197 Chad 21.3% compare
- 198 Central African Republic 19.1% compare
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 primary education, teachers in Togo?
- Primary education, teachers in Togo was 22.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2005.
- How does Togo rank for primary education, teachers?
- Togo ranks 195th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.