Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Samoa
2,435 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
3,057 number
in 2020
Samoa rank
173rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3,057 number against 2,435 number in Samoa, a difference of 622 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

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

Samoa ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 2,494 number 1,265 number 1,229 number Samoa
1980s 2,162 number 1,740 number 421.6 number Samoa
1990s 2,256 number 1,995 number 260.4 number Samoa
2000s 2,363 number 2,274 number 88.7 number Samoa
2010s 2,543 number 2,943 number 400.1 number Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 2,435 number 3,057 number 622 number Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 3,057 number against 2,435 number in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
622 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Samoa ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/