School enrollment, primary in Togo
Togo: School enrollment, primary was 114.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Togo, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Togo recorded 114.3% for school enrollment, primary in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Togo peaked at 126.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1971.
Togo ranks 25th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 61.2% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 76.7% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.2% | 88.8% | 118.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 111.8% | 107.2% | 122.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.4% | 117.7% | 126.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.1% | 114.3% | 119.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.965 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Togo?
- School enrollment, primary in Togo was 114.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 126.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1971.
- How does Togo rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Togo ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.