School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo

Togo: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.51 years in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
11.51 years
World rank
129th
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.51 years
in 2017
All-time low
3.13 years
in 1972
Years of data
28
1972–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo, 1972–2017

46810121972199420171972: 3.1 years1973: 3.3 years1974: 3.6 years1975: 3.8 years1976: 4.4 years1977: 4.8 years1978: 5.4 years1979: 6 years1980: 6.4 years1982: 6.3 years1983: 5.9 years1984: 5.1 years1987: 4.8 years1988: 4.9 years1990: 5.3 years1991: 5.6 years1992: 5.3 years1994: 5.4 years1995: 6.1 years1996: 6.5 years2000: 7.6 years2001: 8 years2003: 8.4 years2004: 8.5 years2005: 8.7 years2006: 9.1 years2007: 8.6 years2017: 11.5 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo stood at 11.51 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo peaked at 11.51 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.13 years, in 1972.

Togo ranks 129th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.32 years 3.13 years 6 years 8
1980s 5.55 years 4.78 years 6.36 years 6
1990s 5.71 years 5.32 years 6.49 years 6
2000s 8.41 years 7.63 years 9.07 years 7
2010s 11.51 years 11.51 years 11.51 years 1

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 126 Guyana 11.59 years compare
  2. 127 Namibia 11.57 years compare
  3. 128 El Salvador 11.52 years compare
  4. 130 Benin 11.44 years compare
  5. 131 Cameroon 11.34 years compare
  6. 132 Rwanda 11.22 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Togo was 11.51 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 11.51 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.13 years in 1972.
How does Togo rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Togo ranks 129th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.