Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 19,079 number against 17,486 number in Samoa as of 2017.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

1,593 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Enrolment in primary education, male

Samoa

17,486 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

19,079 number

in 2017

Samoa rank

171st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

170th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 19,079 number against 17,486 number in Samoa, a difference of 1,593 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 171st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	14,223 number	6,274 number	7,949 number	Samoa
1980s	14,003 number	8,229 number	5,774 number	Samoa
1990s	14,174 number	11,361 number	2,813 number	Samoa
2000s	15,954 number	15,644 number	310.67 number	Samoa
2010s	16,210 number	18,080 number	1,870 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 19,079 number against 17,486 number in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1,593 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Samoa ranks 171st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.