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

Sao Tome and Principe: Population of compulsory school age, male was 18,070 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18,070 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
164th
of 186 countries
All-time high
18,070 number
in 2019
All-time low
11,837 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 11.8k number1999: 11.9k number2000: 12.0k number2001: 12.1k number2002: 12.0k number2003: 12.0k number2004: 12.0k number2005: 12.2k number2006: 12.9k number2007: 13.3k number2008: 13.7k number2009: 14.2k number2010: 14.8k number2011: 15.3k number2012: 15.9k number2013: 16.4k number2014: 16.8k number2015: 17.1k number2016: 17.3k number2017: 17.6k number2018: 17.8k number2019: 18.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Sao Tome and Principe is 18,070 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 18,070 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,837 number, in 1998.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 11,837 number
1999 11,933 number +0.8%
2000 12,046 number +0.9%
2001 12,105 number +0.5%
2002 12,008 number -0.8%
2003 11,976 number -0.3%
2004 12,036 number +0.5%
2005 12,218 number +1.5%
2006 12,945 number +6.0%
2007 13,257 number +2.4%
2008 13,681 number +3.2%
2009 14,198 number +3.8%
2010 14,765 number +4.0%
2011 15,329 number +3.8%
2012 15,906 number +3.8%
2013 16,381 number +3.0%
2014 16,760 number +2.3%
2015 17,055 number +1.8%
2016 17,302 number +1.4%
2017 17,577 number +1.6%
2018 17,836 number +1.5%
2019 18,070 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,885 number 11,837 number 11,933 number 2
2000s 12,647 number 11,976 number 14,198 number 10
2010s 16,698 number 14,765 number 18,070 number 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 161 Samoa 20,038 number compare
  2. 162 Barbados 19,603 number compare
  3. 163 Tonga 18,759 number compare
  4. 165 Curacao 15,213 number compare
  5. 166 Kiribati 12,462 number compare
  6. 167 Saint Lucia 11,455 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 18,070 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 18,070 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 11,837 number in 1998.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
Last refreshed

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