Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo
Togo: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo peaked at 4.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
Togo ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +216.0% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +9.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 4.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 4.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +216.0% | 1.5% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Togo was 4.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Togo rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Togo ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.