Enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enrolment in primary education, male was 19,079 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
19,079 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
170th
of 202 countries
All-time high
19,079 number
in 2017
All-time low
5,038 number
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2017

Enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199420171971: 5.0k number1972: 5.2k number1973: 6.9k number1977: 6.7k number1978: 7.5k number1983: 8.2k number1984: 8.1k number1987: 8.8k number1988: 9.3k number1990: 10.4k number1991: 10.8k number1992: 11.0k number1996: 10.7k number1998: 11.1k number1999: 12.2k number2002: 14.9k number2003: 15.1k number2004: 15.3k number2005: 15.7k number2007: 15.9k number2008: 16.6k number2009: 17.0k number2010: 17.3k number2011: 18.0k number2012: 17.4k number2014: 17.7k number2015: 18.3k number2016: 18.8k number2017: 19.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 19,079 number. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 19,079 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,038 number, in 1971.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971 to 2017.
Year number Change
1971 5,038 number
1972 5,242 number +4.0%
1973 6,940 number +32.4%
1977 6,653 number -4.1%
1978 7,499 number +12.7%
1983 8,229 number +9.7%
1984 8,118 number -1.3%
1987 8,835 number +8.8%
1988 9,336 number +5.7%
1990 10,428 number +11.7%
1991 10,766 number +3.2%
1992 10,985 number +2.0%
1996 10,739 number -2.2%
1998 11,140 number +3.7%
1999 12,205 number +9.6%
2002 14,881 number +21.9%
2003 15,123 number +1.6%
2004 15,280 number +1.0%
2005 15,654 number +2.4%
2007 15,914 number +1.7%
2008 16,627 number +4.5%
2009 17,011 number +2.3%
2010 17,272 number +1.5%
2011 18,045 number +4.5%
2012 17,360 number -3.8%
2014 17,730 number +2.1%
2015 18,304 number +3.2%
2016 18,768 number +2.5%
2017 19,079 number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,274 number 5,038 number 7,499 number 5
1980s 8,630 number 8,118 number 9,336 number 4
1990s 11,044 number 10,428 number 12,205 number 6
2000s 15,784 number 14,881 number 17,011 number 7
2010s 18,080 number 17,272 number 19,079 number 7

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 167 Montenegro 20,431 number compare
  2. 168 Brunei 20,181 number compare
  3. 169 Luxembourg 19,680 number compare
  4. 171 Samoa 17,486 number compare
  5. 172 Macao 16,954 number compare
  6. 173 Iceland 16,719 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 19,079 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 19,079 number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 5,038 number in 1971.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.