Togo: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 1,770% from 2,257 in 1971 (6.57% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 11 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 37.7% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.1% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Togo had the 45th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Togo in the 2017 ranking

• Niger — 42nd of 61: 56,458
• Panama — 43rd of 61: 54,671
• North Macedonia — 44th of 61: 45,294
• Sudan — 46th of 61: 24,900
• Lithuania — 47th of 61: 24,108
• Latvia — 48th of 61: 23,901

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 36 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Togo

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.66 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 114.27% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 113.15% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 115.37% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 36,787 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 22.41% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Togo's secondary education, vocational pupils?

42,212 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,770% from 2,257 in 1971 (6.57% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 42,212 in 2017 and the lowest 2,257 in 1971.

How does Togo rank?

45th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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