Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 2,898 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,898 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
172nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2,898 number
in 2020
All-time low
928 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe is 2,898 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,898 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 928 number, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 928 number | — |
| 1971 | 972 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 981 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 999 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,025 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,056 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1,094 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,135 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1,177 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1,225 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1,267 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1,283 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1,275 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,284 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1,295 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,328 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1,419 number | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 1,542 number | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 1,643 number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 1,732 number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 1,806 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1,854 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1,897 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,935 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1,973 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,996 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,990 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,956 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,950 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,919 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,938 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,977 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,976 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,960 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,935 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,920 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,936 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,955 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,001 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,053 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2,104 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2,164 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2,258 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,360 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,457 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2,557 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2,650 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,716 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2,769 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,830 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,898 number | +2.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2,898 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,428 number, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 2,898 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 157,760 number, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,059 number | 928 number | 1,225 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,407 number | 1,267 number | 1,732 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,928 number | 1,806 number | 1,996 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,965 number | 1,920 number | 2,053 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,486 number | 2,104 number | 2,830 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,898 number | 2,898 number | 2,898 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 169 Luxembourg 3,174 number compare
- 170 Bahamas 3,170 number compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 3,142 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,521 number compare
- 174 Samoa 2,416 number compare
- 175 Macau, China 2,344 number compare
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sao Tome and Principe was 2,898 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,898 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 928 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.