Togo - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Togo was 15,757 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 261,667 in 1986 and a minimum value of 15,757 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 166,739
1972 169,717
1978 125,231
1979 123,703
1980 126,176
1982 147,848
1983 166,136
1984 209,837
1985 228,391
1986 261,667
1987 218,414
1988 224,188
1989 230,369
1990 229,636
1991 218,542
1994 261,365
1995 201,771
1996 148,438
1997 167,005
1999 88,372
2000 99,704
2001 77,663
2002 73,039
2003 73,547
2004 66,952
2005 65,734
2006 59,560
2007 89,071
2008 82,350
2014 89,412
2015 69,596
2016 96,411
2017 90,527
2018 66,428
2019 40,071
2020 15,757

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation