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

1,533 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, male (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, male

Barbados

19,603 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

18,070 number

in 2019

Barbados rank

162nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

164th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 19,603 number against 18,070 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1,533 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	22,645 number	11,885 number	10,760 number	Barbados
2000s	21,868 number	12,647 number	9,221 number	Barbados
2010s	20,816 number	16,698 number	4,118 number	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 19,603 number against 18,070 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1,533 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, male?: 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, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.