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 3,126 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,126 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
172nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,126 number
in 2020
All-time low
1,118 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

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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 3,126 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,126 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,118 number, in 1970.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 202 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,118 number
1971 1,154 number +3.2%
1972 1,198 number +3.8%
1973 1,249 number +4.3%
1974 1,300 number +4.1%
1975 1,345 number +3.5%
1976 1,374 number +2.2%
1977 1,410 number +2.6%
1978 1,433 number +1.6%
1979 1,446 number +0.9%
1980 1,456 number +0.7%
1981 1,471 number +1.0%
1982 1,541 number +4.8%
1983 1,649 number +7.0%
1984 1,771 number +7.4%
1985 1,882 number +6.3%
1986 1,950 number +3.6%
1987 1,990 number +2.1%
1988 2,007 number +0.9%
1989 2,013 number +0.3%
1990 2,025 number +0.6%
1991 2,063 number +1.9%
1992 2,068 number +0.2%
1993 2,049 number -0.9%
1994 2,022 number -1.3%
1995 1,998 number -1.2%
1996 1,992 number -0.3%
1997 2,013 number +1.1%
1998 2,037 number +1.2%
1999 2,060 number +1.1%
2000 2,072 number +0.6%
2001 2,063 number -0.4%
2002 2,084 number +1.0%
2003 2,127 number +2.1%
2004 2,187 number +2.8%
2005 2,264 number +3.5%
2006 2,442 number +7.9%
2007 2,527 number +3.5%
2008 2,629 number +4.0%
2009 2,737 number +4.1%
2010 2,832 number +3.5%
2011 2,898 number +2.3%
2012 2,954 number +1.9%
2013 2,987 number +1.1%
2014 3,005 number +0.6%
2015 3,025 number +0.7%
2016 3,058 number +1.1%
2017 3,083 number +0.8%
2018 3,101 number +0.6%
2019 3,115 number +0.5%
2020 3,126 number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,303 number 1,118 number 1,446 number 10
1980s 1,773 number 1,456 number 2,013 number 10
1990s 2,033 number 1,992 number 2,068 number 10
2000s 2,313 number 2,063 number 2,737 number 10
2010s 3,006 number 2,832 number 3,115 number 10
2020s 3,126 number 3,126 number 3,126 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,651 number compare
  2. 170 Macau, China 3,547 number compare
  3. 171 Luxembourg 3,387 number compare
  4. 173 Samoa 2,631 number compare
  5. 174 Bahamas 2,582 number compare
  6. 175 Iceland 2,253 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 3,126 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 3,126 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 1,118 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 10.4%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/