What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?

2,673 number, with Barbados ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Barbados

38,445 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

35,772 number

in 2019

Barbados rank

162nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

164th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 38,445 number against 35,772 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,673 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 186 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	44,701 number	23,592 number	21,110 number	Barbados
2000s	43,204 number	25,102 number	18,102 number	Barbados
2010s	40,737 number	33,073 number	7,664 number	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 38,445 number against 35,772 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2,673 number, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Barbados ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.