Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo
Togo: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9909 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Togo recorded 0.9909 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo peaked at 0.9909 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3799 index, in 1981.
Togo ranks 152nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3799 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3932 index | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.405 index | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4165 index | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4315 index | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4446 index | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4599 index | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4721 index | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4861 index | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5032 index | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5218 index | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5416 index | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.562 index | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5842 index | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6082 index | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6312 index | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6536 index | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6753 index | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6963 index | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7189 index | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7426 index | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.768 index | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7926 index | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8123 index | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8304 index | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8454 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8566 index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8662 index | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8751 index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.885 index | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8938 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9017 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9104 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9181 index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9257 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.936 index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9447 index | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9532 index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.962 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9684 index | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.973 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9781 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9828 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9878 index | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9909 index | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.9909 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.9909 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4321 index | 0.3799 index | 0.4861 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5977 index | 0.5032 index | 0.6963 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8108 index | 0.7189 index | 0.8751 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.923 index | 0.885 index | 0.962 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9802 index | 0.9684 index | 0.9909 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Togo was 0.9909 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9909 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3799 index in 1981.
- How does Togo rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Togo ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.