Literacy rate, adult female in Togo
Togo: Literacy rate, adult female was 63.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Togo, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Togo is 63.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Togo peaked at 63.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 70th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, adult female in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.5% | — |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +15.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 63.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Togo's 63.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.2%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 38.5% | 44.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 45.4% | 55.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,744 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,744 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Togo?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Togo was 63.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Togo ranks 70th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.