Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 35,772 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35,772 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
164th
of 186 countries
All-time high
35,772 number
in 2019
All-time low
23,485 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820191998: 23.5k number1999: 23.7k number2000: 23.9k number2001: 24.0k number2002: 23.9k number2003: 23.8k number2004: 23.9k number2005: 24.3k number2006: 25.7k number2007: 26.3k number2008: 27.1k number2009: 28.1k number2010: 29.3k number2011: 30.4k number2012: 31.5k number2013: 32.4k number2014: 33.2k number2015: 33.8k number2016: 34.3k number2017: 34.8k number2018: 35.3k number2019: 35.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 35,772 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 35,772 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23,485 number, in 1998.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 23,485 number
1999 23,698 number +0.9%
2000 23,932 number +1.0%
2001 24,046 number +0.5%
2002 23,855 number -0.8%
2003 23,788 number -0.3%
2004 23,905 number +0.5%
2005 24,252 number +1.5%
2006 25,673 number +5.9%
2007 26,295 number +2.4%
2008 27,131 number +3.2%
2009 28,142 number +3.7%
2010 29,261 number +4.0%
2011 30,386 number +3.8%
2012 31,505 number +3.7%
2013 32,438 number +3.0%
2014 33,188 number +2.3%
2015 33,779 number +1.8%
2016 34,273 number +1.5%
2017 34,808 number +1.6%
2018 35,316 number +1.5%
2019 35,772 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,592 number 23,485 number 23,698 number 2
2000s 25,102 number 23,788 number 28,142 number 10
2010s 33,073 number 29,261 number 35,772 number 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 161 Samoa 38,594 number compare
  2. 162 Barbados 38,445 number compare
  3. 163 Tonga 36,034 number compare
  4. 165 Curacao 29,786 number compare
  5. 166 Kiribati 24,317 number compare
  6. 167 Saint Lucia 22,645 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 35,772 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 35,772 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 23,485 number in 1998.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.