Population of compulsory school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Population of compulsory school age, female was 17,702 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
17,702 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
17,702 number
in 2019
All-time low
11,648 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 11.6k number1999: 11.8k number2000: 11.9k number2001: 11.9k number2002: 11.8k number2003: 11.8k number2004: 11.9k number2005: 12.0k number2006: 12.7k number2007: 13.0k number2008: 13.4k number2009: 13.9k number2010: 14.5k number2011: 15.1k number2012: 15.6k number2013: 16.1k number2014: 16.4k number2015: 16.7k number2016: 17.0k number2017: 17.2k number2018: 17.5k number2019: 17.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 17,702 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 17,702 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,648 number, in 1998.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 163rd 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 11,648 number
1999 11,765 number +1.0%
2000 11,886 number +1.0%
2001 11,941 number +0.5%
2002 11,847 number -0.8%
2003 11,812 number -0.3%
2004 11,869 number +0.5%
2005 12,034 number +1.4%
2006 12,728 number +5.8%
2007 13,038 number +2.4%
2008 13,450 number +3.2%
2009 13,944 number +3.7%
2010 14,496 number +4.0%
2011 15,057 number +3.9%
2012 15,599 number +3.6%
2013 16,057 number +2.9%
2014 16,428 number +2.3%
2015 16,724 number +1.8%
2016 16,971 number +1.5%
2017 17,231 number +1.5%
2018 17,480 number +1.4%
2019 17,702 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,706 number 11,648 number 11,765 number 2
2000s 12,455 number 11,812 number 13,944 number 10
2010s 16,374 number 14,496 number 17,702 number 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 160 Malta 21,797 number compare
  2. 161 Barbados 18,842 number compare
  3. 162 Samoa 18,556 number compare
  4. 164 Tonga 17,275 number compare
  5. 165 Curacao 14,573 number compare
  6. 166 Kiribati 11,855 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 17,702 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 17,702 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 11,648 number in 1998.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.