Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Togo
Togo: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 11.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Togo, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Togo stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Togo peaked at 13.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2017.
That places Togo 73rd out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.2% | — |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -12.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 11.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 23% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Togo's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.7%, 39% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More science & technology data for Togo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 80.8 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 129.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 135.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Togo?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Togo was 11.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Togo ranks 73rd out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release