Sub-Saharan Africa vs Togo: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa
84.0%
in 2018
Togo
107.2%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
Togo rank
40th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Togo
0255075100199520062018

How they compare

Togo currently reports 107.2% against 84.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.2%.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Togo ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Togo Difference Ahead
1990s 64.2% 91.2% 27.0% Togo
2000s 73.2% 93.7% 20.5% Togo
2010s 83.6% 105.9% 22.3% Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Sub-Saharan Africa or Togo?
Togo, at 107.2% against 84.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa and Togo?
23.2%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Togo?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Togo rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st and Togo ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.