Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo
Togo: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8728 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo is 0.8728 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo peaked at 0.8728 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1922 index, in 1981.
Togo ranks 150th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1922 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2032 index | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.216 index | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2248 index | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2278 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2343 index | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.242 index | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2453 index | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2573 index | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2716 index | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2866 index | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3032 index | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3192 index | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3373 index | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3571 index | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3784 index | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3937 index | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4094 index | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4197 index | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4372 index | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4571 index | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4775 index | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4892 index | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5034 index | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5205 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5386 index | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5547 index | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5695 index | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.581 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5909 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6029 index | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.62 index | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6399 index | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6599 index | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6835 index | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7089 index | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.733 index | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7561 index | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7752 index | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7918 index | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8094 index | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8254 index | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8403 index | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8572 index | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8728 index | +1.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.8728 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.8728 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.227 index | 0.1922 index | 0.2573 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3476 index | 0.2716 index | 0.4197 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5129 index | 0.4372 index | 0.581 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.677 index | 0.5909 index | 0.7752 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8328 index | 0.7918 index | 0.8728 index | 6 |
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo was 0.8728 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8728 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1922 index in 1981.
- How does Togo rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Togo ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.