Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Macau, China
4,532 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
5,739 number
in 2020
Macau, China rank
175th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5,739 number against 4,532 number in Macau, China, a difference of 1,207 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 6,757 number 2,086 number 4,671 number Macau, China
1980s 4,235 number 2,776 number 1,458 number Macau, China
1990s 5,616 number 3,821 number 1,796 number Macau, China
2000s 7,771 number 3,902 number 3,869 number Macau, China
2010s 4,568 number 4,927 number 359.6 number Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4,532 number 5,739 number 1,207 number Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 5,739 number against 4,532 number in Macau, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,207 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Macau, China ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.