Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 14.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
14.8%
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
33rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 2007
All-time low
14.8%
in 2017
Years of data
13
1999–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999–2017

102030401999200820171999: 31.3 %2002: 29.2 %2003: 29.3 %2004: 27.9 %2005: 25.6 %2007: 42.4 %2008: 40.2 %2009: 34.2 %2010: 29.4 %2013: 18.7 %2014: 16.5 %2015: 17.7 %2017: 14.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 14.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 42.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2017.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 31.3%
2002 29.2% -6.6%
2003 29.3% +0.2%
2004 27.9% -4.7%
2005 25.6% -8.2%
2007 42.4% +65.4%
2008 40.2% -5.2%
2009 34.2% -14.9%
2010 29.4% -14.1%
2013 18.7% -36.3%
2014 16.5% -11.9%
2015 17.7% +7.6%
2017 14.8% -16.8%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 14.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 14.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 56% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +65.4% 25.6% 42.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.3% 31.3% 31.3% 1
2000s 32.7% 25.6% 42.4% 7
2010s 19.4% 14.8% 29.4% 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 30 Sierra Leone 16.5% compare
  2. 31 Guinea 16.0% compare
  3. 32 Guatemala 14.8% compare
  4. 34 Cameroon 14.7% compare
  5. 35 Bhutan 13.8% compare
  6. 36 Morocco 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sao Tome and Principe was 14.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2017.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/