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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Togo: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Togo is placed 94th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.639 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 90.61 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
94th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.639Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 90.61Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 22.09Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 4.143Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Togo on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Togo’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.639
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Togo: 0.639. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.639 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Benin 9.61 · Burkina Faso 34.29 · Ghana 4.767
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Togo’s is from 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0
90.61
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Togo: 90.61. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Africa
- 90.61 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Benin 76.53 · Burkina Faso 16.03 · Ghana 87.06
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
22.09
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Togo: 22.09. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Africa
- 57.75 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Benin 18.29 · Burkina Faso 16.04 · Ghana 47.22
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.143
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Togo: 4.143. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Africa
- 6.163 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Benin 3.23 · Burkina Faso 5.328
02Over time
Which way Togo is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
TogoWorld median
Togo fell from 16.54 in 2000 to 0.639 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Togo World median 2024 0.6 3.691 2023 0.8 3.393 2022 0.9 3.002 2021 3.5 3.330 2020 4.3 2.678 2019 8.1 2.758 2018 9.7 2.439 2017 9.2 2.907 2016 10.7 2.954 2015 7.7 3.052 2014 9.1 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 — 3.408 2011 — 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 11.4 3.878 2007 12.8 4.029 2006 8.7 4.338 2005 11.7 4.571 2004 11.2 3.791 2003 13.8 4.412 2002 10.6 4.144 2001 14.5 4.051 2000 16.5 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
TogoWorld median
Togo rose from 29.74 in 2000 to 90.61 in 2019; the world median went from 66.32 to 88.76.
Every year’s figures
Year Togo World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 — 87.7 2021 — 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 90.6 88.8 2018 91.8 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 — 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 17.3 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 35.7 85.8 2007 31.6 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 45.2 78.3 2002 36.2 80.0 2001 34.5 80.8 2000 29.7 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
TogoWorld median
Togo rose from 4.95 in 2000 to 22.09 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Togo World median 2025 22.1 64.9 2024 21.3 65.0 2023 20.6 64.2 2022 19.9 63.6 2021 19.2 62.9 2020 18.5 62.2 2019 17.9 61.5 2018 17.3 60.9 2017 16.4 60.5 2016 15.5 60.1 2015 14.4 58.9 2014 13.3 57.0 2013 12.3 54.7 2012 11.2 52.4 2011 10.2 50.9 2010 9.4 49.5 2009 8.8 48.5 2008 8.3 47.4 2007 7.8 46.2 2006 7.3 45.0 2005 6.9 43.8 2004 6.5 42.9 2003 6.1 41.6 2002 5.7 40.3 2001 5.3 39.0 2000 4.9 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
TogoWorld median
Togo rose from 2.776 in 2000 to 4.143 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Togo World median 2023 4.143 3.7092 2022 3.778 4.0570 2021 4.227 4.2611 2020 4.085 4.4056 2019 4.202 4.1407 2018 4.092 4.2159 2017 3.765 4.1401 2016 3.662 4.2342 2015 3.711 4.2386 2014 3.424 4.2005 2013 3.175 4.3493 2012 3.377 4.0348 2011 3.078 3.9987 2010 2.960 4.1396 2009 2.768 4.6638 2008 2.385 4.4226 2007 2.486 4.1717 2006 2.432 4.0593 2005 2.237 4.0557 2004 2.202 3.9745 2003 2.355 4.1595 2002 2.470 4.0173 2001 2.668 4.1002 2000 2.776 3.8861
03In context
Togo beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Togo and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 94th | 0.639 | 90.61 | 22.09 | 4.143 |
 Ghana | =123rd | 4.767 | 87.06 | 47.22 | — |
 Benin | 162nd | 9.61 | 76.53 | 18.29 | 3.23 |
 Burkina Faso | 166th | 34.29 | 16.03 | 16.04 | 5.328 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Togo in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Togo is ahead of the world, and behind
23 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median21
Statistics on which Togo does worse than the middle country measured.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.6090.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Togo: 0.609 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 90th of 176 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.113.34▲ Improved since 2013
Togo: 13.1 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 111th of 195 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.3340.529No earlier reading
Togo: 0.334 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4387.8397.43▲ Improved since 2015
Togo: 87.83 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 114th of 165 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32383.72414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Togo: 383.72 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 172 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2290.3698.22No earlier reading
Togo: 90.36 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9415.9737.941▲ Improved since 2010
Togo: 5.973 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 131st of 172 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6681.0293.66▲ Improved since 2015
Togo: 81.02 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9972.693.99No earlier reading
Togo: 72.6 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 135th of 172 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2148.7889.21▲ Improved since 2015
Togo: 48.78 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 130th of 164 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.815.943.8No earlier reading
Togo: 15.9 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9335.8619.933▲ Improved since 2013
Togo: 5.861 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 160th of 193 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0819.460.08No earlier reading
Togo: 19.4 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0281.6634.02No earlier reading
Togo: 81.66 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 21st of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34327.116.343▲ Improved since 2014
Togo: 27.11 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 19th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9557.79701.95No earlier reading
Togo: 57.79 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 145 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9327.6365.93▲ Improved since 2014
Togo: 27.63 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 104th of 120 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.5560.446No earlier reading
Togo: 0.556 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 21st of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6784.4520.67▲ Improved since 2015
Togo: 84.45 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 8th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.661.69298.66▲ Improved since 2020
Togo: 1.692 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10038.27100▼ Worsened since 2017
Togo: 38.27 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2409232,240Moved since 2022
Togo: 923 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1711.5238.17No earlier reading
Togo: 11.52 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
No current reading for Togo
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2022), Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2020), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2016), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2007), Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2020), Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2019), PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Research and Development Spending (last 2014), School Life Expectancy (last 2017), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2023), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2020), Trust in Scientists (last 2018) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Togo’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Togo’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability10th of 1864/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge94th of 1984/4 keys
- Energy79th of 1652/3 keys
- Digital & Technology101st of 1983/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience100th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equality109th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 112th of 1824/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation114th of 1764/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties139th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade135th of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 150th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital152nd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality127th of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 151st of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing167th of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security154th of 1774/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Togo can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo94th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Togo on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Togo rank on education & knowledge?
Togo is placed 94th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Togo?
0.639 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Togo?
90.61 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Togo compare with Ghana on education & knowledge?
Ghana is placed joint 123rd of 198, and Togo 94th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Ghana 4.767, Togo 0.639; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Ghana 87.06, Togo 90.61; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Ghana 47.22, Togo 22.09.
How have Togo’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 16.54 in 2000 to 0.639 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 29.74 in 2000 to 90.61 in 2019; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 4.95 in 2000 to 22.09 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 2.776 in 2000 to 4.143 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Togo?
No current reading is published for Togo on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, Trust in Scientists and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 23 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Togo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Togo (banner) — Ferdinand Reus from Arnhem, Holland derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Togo: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/togo/education