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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Togo: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 29.2% (2021), 143rd of 176 in the world and 17th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 114.3% (2024), 22nd of 191 in the world and 11th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 91.2% (2024), 105th of 168 in the world and 8th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pre-primary enrolment29.2%2021 · world 143/176 · region 17/39Primary enrolment114.3%2024 · world 22/191 · region 11/41Primary completion91.2%2024 · world 105/168 · region 8/36Secondary enrolment63.4%2023 · world 145/176 · region 13/34
Pre-primary enrolment
TogoSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Togo29.2%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
TogoSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Togo114.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Togo in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross29.2%2021143/17617/392.2%7.3%29.8%+20.1 ppsince 201128.1%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross114.3%202422/19111/41110.8%124.7%119.3%−8.0 ppsince 201497.1%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group91.2%2024105/1688/3664.9%68.1%84.5%+8.2 ppsince 201468.9%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross63.4%2023145/17613/3431.6%52.8%201163.1%2021+10.6 ppsince 201145.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group56.6%2024137/16813/3422.3%33.7%52.0%+20.1 ppsince 201444.4%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross14.9%2020141/17211/343.1%19988.9%14.9%+6.0 ppsince 20109.3%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age0.6%2024146/17837/3816.5%11.4%20084.3%−8.4 ppsince 2014—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+72.6%2022109/14117/4153.2%57.2%66.5%2019+12.2 ppsince 201168.7%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2490.4%2022113/14814/4274.4%77.0%87.9%2019+10.5 ppsince 201179.0%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary40.1201819/17315/4037.540.640.12018−2.9%since 200837.428.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.1%202394/18417/432.8%3.0%4.1%+1.0 ppsince 20133.3%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure11.6%2024114/17930/4224.4%19.6%18.1%−4.0 ppsince 201415.4%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Togo and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Togo. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorTogoGhanaBurkina FasoBenin
Pre-primary enrolment29.2%2021116.1%20206.5%202123.1%2021
Primary enrolment114.3%2024101.0%202477.2%2024108.0%2022
Primary completion91.2%202497.5%202452.0%202461.6%2022
Secondary enrolment63.4%202375.7%202430.0%202443.6%2022
Lower secondary completion56.6%202485.1%202427.9%202427.9%2022
Tertiary enrolment14.9%202021.3%202410.0%202410.2%2022
Out-of-school children0.6%20244.8%202434.3%20249.6%2022
Adult literacy72.6%202276.5%202141.6%202351.4%2022
Youth literacy90.4%202291.5%202162.8%202271.2%2022
Ghana: educationBurkina Faso: educationBenin: education
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