Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 1 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2 years
in 2006
All-time low
1 years
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2019

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2019

00.511.522003201120192003: 1 years2004: 1 years2005: 1 years2006: 2 years2007: 2 years2008: 2 years2009: 2 years2010: 2 years2016: 1 years2017: 1 years2018: 1 years2019: 1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe is 1 years, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2003.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003 to 2019.
Year years Change
2003 1 years
2004 1 years +0.0%
2005 1 years +0.0%
2006 2 years +100.0%
2007 2 years +0.0%
2008 2 years +0.0%
2009 2 years +0.0%
2010 2 years +0.0%
2016 1 years -50.0%
2017 1 years +0.0%
2018 1 years +0.0%
2019 1 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.57 years 1 years 2 years 7
2010s 1.2 years 1 years 2 years 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe?
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe was 1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2006.
What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2003.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,319 data points, 1972–2020
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Age at which students would enter early childhood educational development. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/