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

6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.

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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Bhutan

12.6%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

12.1%

in 2015

Bhutan rank

46th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

49th

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

Bhutan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12.6% against 12.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.5%	17.1%	11.4%	Bhutan
2010s	17.2%	14.9%	2.4%	Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bhutan, at 12.6% against 12.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Bhutan ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 139 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/