Togo
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
32% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
1,365,528 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,363,408 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)25%
Source: UNSDG , 2017
Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)79
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2016
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
(% of women 15-49)29%
Source: DHS , 2014
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
(% of married or in-union women 15-49)85%
Source: DHS , 2014
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
(Years)5
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
Percentage of schools1%
Source: UNESCO , 2021
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schools-
Primary 6%
(2022)
-
Lower secondary 24%
(2022)
-
Upper secondary 83%
(2023)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentageSource: UIS , 2021
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentageSource: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on educationSource: UIS , 2023
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 20%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 16%
-
Male 16%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 16%
-
Male 6%
Female: ILO, 2019
Male: ILO, 2019
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 76%
-
Male 83%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 39%
-
Male 55%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 12%
-
Male 31%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 8%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school
-
Female 14%
-
Male 10%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school
-
Female 40%
-
Male 20%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2022
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
1
Does not enshrine right to education
Source: HerAtlas , 2022
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2022
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
Girls' Empowerment Program (GEP)
Research Project/Report/Study
Tackling School-Related Gender-Based Violence
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists