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

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Eswatini

11.6%

in 2015

Sao Tome and Principe

11.1%

in 2015

Eswatini rank

33rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

35th

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

Eswatini
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 11.6% against 11.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 148 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.7%	11.4%	2.3%	Eswatini
2010s	10.9%	11.6%	0.7%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Eswatini or Sao Tome and Principe?: Eswatini, at 11.6% against 11.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Eswatini ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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