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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Israel as of 2017.

What is the difference in children out of school between Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

12 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 (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children out of school

Israel

2.7%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

2.9%

in 2017

Israel rank

113th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

110th

Children out of school over time

Israel
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Israel ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.3%	5.2%	2.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.4%	7.3%	6.9%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, Israel or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Israel as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school between Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Israel and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children out of school?: Israel ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of 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 (% of primary school age)
Unit: % of primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 4,722 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.