Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 1,460 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1,460 number
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
112th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4,786 number
in 2004
All-time low
1,460 number
in 2015
Years of data
10
2003–2015

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2015

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2003200920152003: 4.5k number2004: 4.8k number2005: 4.1k number2007: 2.5k number2008: 2.5k number2009: 2.4k number2010: 2.7k number2013: 2.5k number2014: 2.3k number2015: 1.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe is 1,460 number, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4,786 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,460 number, in 2015.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003 to 2015.
Year number Change
2003 4,548 number
2004 4,786 number +5.2%
2005 4,060 number -15.2%
2007 2,475 number -39.0%
2008 2,505 number +1.2%
2009 2,388 number -4.7%
2010 2,698 number +13.0%
2013 2,536 number -6.0%
2014 2,318 number -8.6%
2015 1,460 number -37.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 1,460 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,235 number, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 1,460 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 333,248 number, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,460 number 2,388 number 4,786 number 6
2010s 2,253 number 1,460 number 2,698 number 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 109 New Zealand 2,080 number compare
  2. 110 Belarus 1,828 number compare
  3. 111 Bahrain 1,519 number compare
  4. 113 Latvia 1,128 number compare
  5. 114 Cyprus 1,114 number compare
  6. 115 Saint Lucia 944 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 1,460 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 4,786 number in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,460 number in 2015.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/