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

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Tonga: Population of compulsory school age, male

Sao Tome and Principe

18,070 number

in 2019

Tonga

18,759 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe rank

164th

Tonga rank

163rd

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 18,759 number against 18,070 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 689 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th and Tonga ranks 163rd of 186 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11,885 number	7,586 number	4,300 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	12,647 number	7,903 number	4,744 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	16,698 number	14,760 number	1,938 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Sao Tome and Principe or Tonga?: Tonga, at 18,759 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?: 689 number, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tonga rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th and Tonga ranks 163rd 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.