What is the difference in children out of school, primary between British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?

111, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?

14 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

British Virgin Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children out of school, primary

British Virgin Islands

1,080

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

969

in 2017

British Virgin Islands rank

159th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Children out of school, primary over time

British Virgin Islands
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 1,080 against 969 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 111.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	257	593.5	336.5	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	53.5	2,644	2,591	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	81.2	1,322	1,241	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	182.56	2,307	2,124	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, British Virgin Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?: British Virgin Islands, at 1,080 against 969 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?: 111, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children out of school, primary?: British Virgin Islands ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 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.