13 answers, 6 from Togo's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
The gross enrolment ratio in Togo's primary schools was 116.7% in 2023-2024, 116.1% for boys and 117.3% for girls, according to the National Statistical Yearbook 2024 published by INSEED, using education ministry figures.
A gross ratio above 100% means primary pupils include children older or younger than the official age range. The ratio varied by region, from 105.1% in Savanes to 131.0% in Maritime. The yearbook also reports net enrolment ratios and figures for secondary schools and universities.
72.6% of adults aged 15 and over in Togo could read and write in 2022, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Among young people aged 15 to 24 the rate was 90.4% (UIS).
Adult literacy was 66.5% in 2019 and 61.0% in 2017. Youth literacy was 87.9% in 2019 and 82.5% in 2017. The figures come from national household surveys and censuses.
97.9% of primary-school-age children in Togo were enrolled in primary school in 2023-2024, according to education ministry figures in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. The net enrolment rate was 97.4% for boys and 98.5% for girls.
It ranged from 89.6% in Savanes to 98.8% in Maritime. The net rate counts only children of official primary age, unlike the gross rate, which counts pupils of any age. The national rate was 93.2% in 2022-2023, so the 2023-2024 figure is the highest in the five years shown.
The gross enrolment ratio in lower secondary school (collège) in Togo was 80.4% in 2023-2024, and 39.5% in upper secondary (lycée), according to education ministry figures in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. In lycée the ratio was 42.6% for boys and 36.4% for girls.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates that 27.1% of adolescents of lower secondary age were out of school in 2024. The lycée ratio was 35.4% in 2019-2020, so it has risen, mostly through more girls enrolling.
79.1% of young people in Togo had completed primary school in 2022, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 47.7% had completed lower secondary (UIS) and 29.5% upper secondary (UIS).
These rates come from household surveys and count young people a few years above the finishing age who completed each level. The education ministry's administrative primary completion rate, in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024, was 95% in 2023-2024; it compares new graduates with the population of graduation age, so it measures something different.
Togo's primary schools had 45.1 pupils per teacher in 2023-2024, according to education ministry figures in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. The ratio was 42.9 in 2022-2023 and 39.2 in 2019-2020.
The ratio was highest in Savanes, at 57.6, and lowest in Lomé-Golfe, at 38.3. A rising ratio means enrolment is growing faster than the number of teachers. Pre-school enrolment was 230,771 children in 2023-2024, down from 240,424 the year before.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 90.7%. Its high point since 2005 was 2015, at 92.0%; its low point was 2007, at 88.4%. It is 10th highest of 19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 90.7%. World rank, highest first: 43rd of 69.
63.4%: that is gross secondary school enrolment in Togo for 2023, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 46.9%, and Togo placed 7th highest of 19. Of 138 countries with 2023 data, 116th highest.
In 2020, gross tertiary enrolment in Togo was 14.9%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2006. It is 8th highest of 19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 10.4%. Of 128 countries with 2020 data, 110th highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the adult literacy rate in Togo at 72.6% in 2022. That is the highest since at least 2006. It is 5th highest of 12 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 62.8%. Worldwide: 35th of 44.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2023, is 4.1% of GDP. Since 2005 it has ranged from 2.2% of GDP (2005) to 4.2% of GDP (2021). It is 13th highest of 35 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 3.3% of GDP. World rank, highest first: 47th of 112.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the number of primary pupils per teacher in Togo at 40 in 2018. Since 2005 it has ranged from 34 (2005) to 44 (2015). It is 8th highest of 23 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 39. Worldwide: 11th of 85.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the primary completion rate in Togo at 91.2% in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 63.7% (2009) to 93.0% (2016). Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 77.3%, and Togo placed 4th highest of 19. Of 104 countries with 2024 data, 70th highest.
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