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

Greece, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

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

Greece

4.0%

in 2021

Sao Tome and Principe

3.7%

in 2017

Greece rank

108th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

110th

Children out of school, female over time

Greece
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Greece currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 108th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 177 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.2%	4.3%	0.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2.7%	8.0%	5.3%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, female, Greece or Sao Tome and Principe?: Greece, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
What is the difference in children out of school, female between Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Greece and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children out of school, female?: Greece ranks 108th 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.