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 3,057 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,057 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
172nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,057 number
in 2020
All-time low
1,084 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

01.0k2.0k3.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3,057 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,057 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,084 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, female (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,084 number
1971 1,114 number +2.8%
1972 1,162 number +4.3%
1973 1,213 number +4.4%
1974 1,261 number +4.0%
1975 1,304 number +3.4%
1976 1,335 number +2.4%
1977 1,371 number +2.7%
1978 1,395 number +1.8%
1979 1,411 number +1.1%
1980 1,425 number +1.0%
1981 1,442 number +1.2%
1982 1,518 number +5.3%
1983 1,624 number +7.0%
1984 1,741 number +7.2%
1985 1,847 number +6.1%
1986 1,913 number +3.6%
1987 1,953 number +2.1%
1988 1,969 number +0.8%
1989 1,973 number +0.2%
1990 1,980 number +0.4%
1991 2,013 number +1.7%
1992 2,017 number +0.2%
1993 2,003 number -0.7%
1994 1,983 number -1.0%
1995 1,966 number -0.9%
1996 1,966 number +0.0%
1997 1,987 number +1.1%
1998 2,009 number +1.1%
1999 2,030 number +1.0%
2000 2,040 number +0.5%
2001 2,029 number -0.5%
2002 2,050 number +1.0%
2003 2,094 number +2.1%
2004 2,154 number +2.9%
2005 2,227 number +3.4%
2006 2,398 number +7.7%
2007 2,482 number +3.5%
2008 2,582 number +4.0%
2009 2,684 number +4.0%
2010 2,776 number +3.4%
2011 2,842 number +2.4%
2012 2,893 number +1.8%
2013 2,923 number +1.0%
2014 2,942 number +0.7%
2015 2,960 number +0.6%
2016 2,994 number +1.1%
2017 3,017 number +0.8%
2018 3,035 number +0.6%
2019 3,047 number +0.4%
2020 3,057 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,265 number 1,084 number 1,411 number 10
1980s 1,740 number 1,425 number 1,973 number 10
1990s 1,995 number 1,966 number 2,030 number 10
2000s 2,274 number 2,029 number 2,684 number 10
2010s 2,943 number 2,776 number 3,047 number 10
2020s 3,057 number 3,057 number 3,057 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 169 Brunei 3,425 number compare
  2. 170 Macao 3,355 number compare
  3. 171 Luxembourg 3,196 number compare
  4. 173 Samoa 2,435 number compare
  5. 174 Bahamas 2,391 number compare
  6. 175 Iceland 2,207 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 3,057 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 3,057 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 1,084 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 10.1%. 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, female (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, female (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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Female 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/