What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?

1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe 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.

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

12.1%

in 2015

East Timor

11.1%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe rank

49th

East Timor rank

51st

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

Sao Tome and Principe
East Timor

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.1% against 11.1% in East Timor, a difference of 1.0%.

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

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 49th and East Timor ranks 51st of 139 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	15.8%	23.1%	7.3%	East Timor
2010s	14.6%	15.9%	1.3%	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?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.1% against 11.1% in East Timor as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?: 1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe 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 49th and East Timor ranks 51st 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/