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

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, early childhood education, male was 12,599 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12,599 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
163rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
15,051 number
in 2005
All-time low
8,530 number
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200920191999: 8.6k number2000: 8.5k number2001: 8.5k number2002: 8.7k number2003: 14.1k number2004: 14.5k number2005: 15.1k number2006: 13.0k number2007: 13.5k number2008: 14.0k number2009: 14.4k number2010: 14.7k number2011: 8.9k number2012: 9.0k number2013: 9.1k number2014: 9.1k number2015: 9.2k number2016: 12.4k number2017: 12.5k number2018: 12.6k number2019: 12.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 12,599 number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 15,051 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8,530 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 8,584 number
2000 8,534 number -0.6%
2001 8,530 number -0.0%
2002 8,720 number +2.2%
2003 14,053 number +61.2%
2004 14,525 number +3.4%
2005 15,051 number +3.6%
2006 13,032 number -13.4%
2007 13,496 number +3.6%
2008 14,003 number +3.8%
2009 14,402 number +2.8%
2010 14,678 number +1.9%
2011 8,872 number -39.6%
2012 8,992 number +1.4%
2013 9,050 number +0.6%
2014 9,082 number +0.4%
2015 9,187 number +1.2%
2016 12,434 number +35.3%
2017 12,494 number +0.5%
2018 12,554 number +0.5%
2019 12,599 number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,584 number 8,584 number 8,584 number 1
2000s 12,435 number 8,530 number 15,051 number 10
2010s 10,994 number 8,872 number 14,678 number 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 160 Montenegro 18,999 number compare
  2. 161 Cape Verde 16,397 number compare
  3. 162 Iceland 12,834 number compare
  4. 164 Bhutan 12,481 number compare
  5. 165 Maldives 12,002 number compare
  6. 166 Suriname 10,958 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 12,599 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 15,051 number in 2005.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 8,530 number in 2001.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/