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
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Togo, 1992–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Togo
- Gross fixed capital formation -19.8% (2023)
- Exports of goods and services 1.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2023)
- Exports of goods and services 5.3% (2023)
- Exports of goods and services 24.6% (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 5.63 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 2.04 billion current US$ (2023)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.24 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Gross fixed capital formation 3.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2023)
- Gross capital formation 1.32 trillion current LCU (2023)
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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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.