Which has higher children out of school, female, Egypt or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Egypt as of 2017.

What is the difference in children out of school, female between Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children out of school, female

Egypt

3.5%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

3.7%

in 2017

Egypt rank

113th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

110th

Children out of school, female over time

Egypt
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Egypt ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.0%	20.1%	1.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	15.0%	4.1%	10.9%	Egypt
2010s	12.8%	6.7%	6.1%	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, female, Egypt or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Egypt as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school, female between Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children out of school, female?: Egypt ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
Unit: % of female primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.