Share of schools with access to electricity in Togo
Togo: Share of schools with access to electricity was 38.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Togo, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to electricity in Togo is 38.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 170.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Togo peaked at 38.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2014.
Togo ranks 123rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.2% | — |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +70.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +7.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 38.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 46% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Togo's 38.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 14.2% | 24.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 22.7% | 38.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More energy & mining data for Togo
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Togo?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Togo was 38.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Togo ranks 123rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).