School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 6,183 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,183 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
172nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,183 number
in 2020
All-time low
2,202 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe is 6,183 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6,183 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,202 number, in 1970.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 172nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,202 number
1971 2,268 number +3.0%
1972 2,360 number +4.1%
1973 2,462 number +4.3%
1974 2,561 number +4.0%
1975 2,649 number +3.4%
1976 2,709 number +2.3%
1977 2,781 number +2.7%
1978 2,828 number +1.7%
1979 2,857 number +1.0%
1980 2,881 number +0.8%
1981 2,913 number +1.1%
1982 3,059 number +5.0%
1983 3,273 number +7.0%
1984 3,512 number +7.3%
1985 3,729 number +6.2%
1986 3,863 number +3.6%
1987 3,943 number +2.1%
1988 3,976 number +0.8%
1989 3,986 number +0.3%
1990 4,005 number +0.5%
1991 4,076 number +1.8%
1992 4,085 number +0.2%
1993 4,052 number -0.8%
1994 4,005 number -1.2%
1995 3,964 number -1.0%
1996 3,958 number -0.2%
1997 4,000 number +1.1%
1998 4,046 number +1.1%
1999 4,090 number +1.1%
2000 4,112 number +0.5%
2001 4,092 number -0.5%
2002 4,134 number +1.0%
2003 4,221 number +2.1%
2004 4,341 number +2.8%
2005 4,491 number +3.5%
2006 4,840 number +7.8%
2007 5,009 number +3.5%
2008 5,211 number +4.0%
2009 5,421 number +4.0%
2010 5,608 number +3.4%
2011 5,740 number +2.4%
2012 5,847 number +1.9%
2013 5,910 number +1.1%
2014 5,947 number +0.6%
2015 5,985 number +0.6%
2016 6,052 number +1.1%
2017 6,100 number +0.8%
2018 6,136 number +0.6%
2019 6,162 number +0.4%
2020 6,183 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,568 number 2,202 number 2,857 number 10
1980s 3,514 number 2,881 number 3,986 number 10
1990s 4,028 number 3,958 number 4,090 number 10
2000s 4,587 number 4,092 number 5,421 number 10
2010s 5,949 number 5,608 number 6,162 number 10
2020s 6,183 number 6,183 number 6,183 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,076 number compare
  2. 170 Macau, China 6,902 number compare
  3. 171 Luxembourg 6,583 number compare
  4. 173 Samoa 5,066 number compare
  5. 174 Bahamas 4,973 number compare
  6. 175 Iceland 4,460 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe was 6,183 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 6,183 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,202 number in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/