Togo - Education and Vocational Training Development Project (Education II)

At appraisal, education was one of Togo’s priority sectors. Sector diagnosis results in the 1980s (1987 to 1989), when compared with demographic data (natural growth rate, birth rate, mortality rate and standard of living), showed sharp disparities in various indicators including: (i) number and distribution of schools by prefecture and by region; (ii) enrolment by school, by prefecture and by region; (iii) enrolment ratio by prefecture and by region; (iv) girls’ enrolment ratio by prefecture and by region; and (v) distribution of teaching staff by category, qualification and gender. Hence, the Government sought the assistance of some privileged partners, such as the ADB Group, to improve the internal and external efficiency of its education system so as to bring about sustainable social development that guarantees effective poverty reduction for a significant segment of the population.