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

2,822 number, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa 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.

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

Samoa

38,594 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

35,772 number

in 2019

Samoa rank

161st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

164th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 38,594 number against 35,772 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,822 number.

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

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

Samoa ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36,509 number	23,592 number	12,918 number	Samoa
2000s	37,362 number	25,102 number	12,261 number	Samoa
2010s	37,776 number	33,073 number	4,704 number	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Samoa, at 38,594 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 Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2,822 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Samoa ranks 161st 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: 21 August 2026

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