Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo
Togo: Tertiary education, academic staff was 6.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo, 1972–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2021, tertiary education, academic staff in Togo stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Togo peaked at 20.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2015.
Togo ranks 170th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 8.1% | 20.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 167 Chad 7.9% compare
- 168 Mauritania 7.4% compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.3% 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Togo?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Togo was 6.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Togo ranks 170th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.