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

4,095 number, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta 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.

Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population of compulsory school age, female

Malta

21,797 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

17,702 number

in 2019

Malta rank

160th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

163rd

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Malta
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Malta currently reports 21,797 number against 17,702 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4,095 number.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Malta ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30,008 number	11,706 number	18,302 number	Malta
2000s	27,672 number	12,455 number	15,217 number	Malta
2010s	22,335 number	16,374 number	5,961 number	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?: Malta, at 21,797 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 Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?: 4,095 number, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Malta ranks 160th 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.