Progression to secondary school in Togo
Togo: Progression to secondary school was 82.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Togo, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Togo stood at 82.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Togo peaked at 92.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1983.
That places Togo 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.7% | 56.3% | 92.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 50.0% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 66.5% | 81.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 77.1% | 84.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 80.0% | 91.1% | 6 |
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 progression to secondary school in Togo?
- Progression to secondary school in Togo was 82.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1983.
- How does Togo rank for progression to secondary school?
- Togo ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).