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Sao Tome and Principe vs East Timor: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Sao Tome and Principe
12.6%
in 2015
East Timor
13.0%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th
East Timor rank
45th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 13.0% against 12.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was East Timor ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 45th of 136 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 16.3% 21.8% 5.5% East Timor
2010s 14.9% 15.8% 0.9% East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Sao Tome and Principe or East Timor?
East Timor, at 13.0% against 12.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?
0.4%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 45th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/