Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 43.0% against 12.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 30.9%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 42 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 57.5% | 42.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 48.3% | 33.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 43.0% against 12.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 30.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/