School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, early childhood education, female was 12,317 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12,317 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
14,791 number
in 2005
All-time low
8,377 number
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200920191999: 8.4k number2000: 8.4k number2001: 8.4k number2002: 8.6k number2003: 13.8k number2004: 14.3k number2005: 14.8k number2006: 12.8k number2007: 13.2k number2008: 13.7k number2009: 14.1k number2010: 14.4k number2011: 8.7k number2012: 8.8k number2013: 8.8k number2014: 8.9k number2015: 9.0k number2016: 12.2k number2017: 12.2k number2018: 12.3k number2019: 12.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 12,317 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 14,791 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8,377 number, in 2001.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 8,441 number
2000 8,388 number -0.6%
2001 8,377 number -0.1%
2002 8,569 number +2.3%
2003 13,817 number +61.2%
2004 14,284 number +3.4%
2005 14,791 number +3.5%
2006 12,783 number -13.6%
2007 13,245 number +3.6%
2008 13,740 number +3.7%
2009 14,116 number +2.7%
2010 14,375 number +1.8%
2011 8,696 number -39.5%
2012 8,798 number +1.2%
2013 8,850 number +0.6%
2014 8,883 number +0.4%
2015 8,988 number +1.2%
2016 12,162 number +35.3%
2017 12,220 number +0.5%
2018 12,277 number +0.5%
2019 12,317 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,441 number 8,441 number 8,441 number 1
2000s 12,211 number 8,377 number 14,791 number 10
2010s 10,757 number 8,696 number 14,375 number 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

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  3. 162 Iceland 12,339 number compare
  4. 164 Bhutan 12,066 number compare
  5. 165 Maldives 10,795 number compare
  6. 166 Brunei Darussalam 10,245 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 12,317 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 14,791 number in 2005.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 8,377 number in 2001.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/