Transforming education in Togo

In Togo, less than half of children enroll in pre-primary education. Primary education has high enrollment, and the completion rate has increased from 72% in 2011 to 89% in 2022, but by the end of primary school, over half of students lack basic skills in reading and math.

Enrollment and learning levels decrease significantly in secondary education. Disparities throughout the education system are linked to regional, social and economic factors.

Togo is working with GPE and other partners to achieve large-scale change by improving early learning.

Togo’s Partnership Compact describes how partners will work together to:

  1. Promote an attractive, inclusive school environment conducive to learning
  2. Strengthen pedagogical support for teachers, and
  3. Strengthen harmonization and alignment of education sector interventions through better monitoring, evaluation and coordination.

A focus on engaging family and communities aims to boost girls’ enrollment and ensure educational continuity for children affected by conflicts and disasters.

Result story

Children in an inclusive classroom in Vietnam. Credit: The Vietnam Association for Education for All (VAEFA)

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Key data

12%

out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age

93%

of children start learning one year before entering primary school

79%

of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications

15%

of government expenditure on education

Grants

(data as of December 21, 2024)

 

  • Type: System capacity

    Years: 2023 - 2025

    Allocation: US$199,156

    Utilization: US$157,201

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Program implementation

    Years: 2021 - 2026

    Allocation: US$15,600,000

    Utilization: US$7,434,488

    Grant agent: WB

Civil society engagement

  • As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting the Coalition Nationale Togolaise pour l’Éducation Pour Tous (CNT/EPT) for the 2024-2026 period. This builds on previous support from the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF).
  • Girls Not Brides for the 2024-2026 period.

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