Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 342 against 315 in Iceland as of 2017.

What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?

27, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

13 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, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children out of school, primary, male

Iceland

315

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

342

in 2017

Iceland rank

165th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

164th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

Iceland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 342 against 315 in Iceland, a difference of 27.

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

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 165th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 177 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	113	2,417	2,304	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	122.57	706	583.43	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	187.4	1,028	840.8	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 342 against 315 in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 27, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?: Iceland ranks 165th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary, male
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.