What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 2,016 tertiary education in 2017.

What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for start of the academic school year?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2017.

Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sao Tome and Principe: Start of the academic school year was 2,016 tertiary education in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)

2,016 tertiary education

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

138th

of 206 countries

All-time high

2,016 tertiary education

in 2017

All-time low

1,969 tertiary education

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2017

Start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe is 2,016 tertiary education, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,016 tertiary education in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2017.
Year	tertiary education	Change
1970	1,969 tertiary education	—
1971	1,970 tertiary education	+0.1%
1972	1,971 tertiary education	+0.1%
1973	1,972 tertiary education	+0.1%
1974	1,973 tertiary education	+0.1%
1975	1,974 tertiary education	+0.1%
1976	1,975 tertiary education	+0.1%
1977	1,976 tertiary education	+0.1%
1978	1,977 tertiary education	+0.1%
1979	1,978 tertiary education	+0.1%
1980	1,979 tertiary education	+0.1%
1981	1,980 tertiary education	+0.1%
1982	1,981 tertiary education	+0.1%
1983	1,982 tertiary education	+0.1%
1984	1,983 tertiary education	+0.1%
1985	1,984 tertiary education	+0.1%
1986	1,985 tertiary education	+0.1%
1987	1,986 tertiary education	+0.1%
1988	1,987 tertiary education	+0.1%
1989	1,988 tertiary education	+0.1%
1990	1,989 tertiary education	+0.1%
1991	1,990 tertiary education	+0.1%
1992	1,991 tertiary education	+0.1%
1993	1,992 tertiary education	+0.1%
1994	1,993 tertiary education	+0.1%
1995	1,994 tertiary education	+0.1%
1996	1,995 tertiary education	+0.1%
1997	1,996 tertiary education	+0.1%
1998	1,997 tertiary education	+0.1%
1999	1,998 tertiary education	+0.1%
2000	1,999 tertiary education	+0.1%
2001	2,000 tertiary education	+0.1%
2002	2,001 tertiary education	+0.1%
2003	2,002 tertiary education	+0.0%
2004	2,003 tertiary education	+0.0%
2005	2,004 tertiary education	+0.0%
2006	2,005 tertiary education	+0.0%
2007	2,006 tertiary education	+0.0%
2008	2,007 tertiary education	+0.0%
2009	2,008 tertiary education	+0.0%
2010	2,009 tertiary education	+0.0%
2011	2,010 tertiary education	+0.0%
2012	2,012 tertiary education	+0.1%
2014	2,013 tertiary education	+0.0%
2015	2,014 tertiary education	+0.0%
2016	2,014 tertiary education	+0.0%
2017	2,016 tertiary education	+0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,969 tertiary education	1,978 tertiary education	10
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,979 tertiary education	1,988 tertiary education	10
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,989 tertiary education	1,998 tertiary education	10
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	1,999 tertiary education	2,008 tertiary education	10
2010s	2,013 tertiary education	2,009 tertiary education	2,016 tertiary education	7

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe?: Start of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe was 2,016 tertiary education in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 2,016 tertiary education in 2017.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for start of the academic school year?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2017.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit: tertiary education
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 9,667 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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