Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo

Togo: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.6%
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
121st
of 194 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 2002
All-time low
11.6%
in 2024
Years of data
29
1992–2024

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo, 1992–2024

01020301992200820241992: 22.5 %1996: 23.3 %1998: 21 %1999: 23.4 %2000: 24.4 %2001: 25.7 %2002: 30.7 %2003: 27.8 %2004: 21.8 %2005: 17.7 %2006: 17.3 %2007: 18.2 %2008: 19.2 %2009: 19.4 %2010: 19.6 %2011: 16.9 %2012: 17.7 %2013: 15.5 %2014: 15.6 %2015: 16.2 %2016: 16 %2017: 23.1 %2018: 21.8 %2019: 19.2 %2020: 18.1 %2021: 17.5 %2022: 14.5 %2023: 14.8 %2024: 11.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo is 11.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo peaked at 30.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2024.

That places Togo 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.6% 21.0% 23.4% 4
2000s 22.2% 17.3% 30.7% 10
2010s 18.2% 15.5% 23.1% 10
2020s 15.3% 11.6% 18.1% 5

Countries ranked near Togo

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  4. 122 Cambodia 11.6% compare
  5. 123 Comoros 11.5% compare
  6. 124 Grenada 11.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo was 11.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
How does Togo rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Togo ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.