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

1,140 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, female (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, female

Barbados

18,842 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

17,702 number

in 2019

Barbados rank

161st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

163rd

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 18,842 number against 17,702 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1,140 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 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd 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	22,056 number	11,706 number	10,350 number	Barbados
2000s	21,336 number	12,455 number	8,881 number	Barbados
2010s	19,921 number	16,374 number	3,546 number	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 18,842 number against 17,702 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1,140 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, female?: Barbados ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.