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

182, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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

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

Sao Tome and Principe

969

in 2017

Switzerland

787

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Switzerland rank

162nd

Children out of school, primary over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Switzerland

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 969 against 787 in Switzerland, a difference of 182.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 162nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,192	1,166	26.25	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2,307	548.2	1,758	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Sao Tome and Principe or Switzerland?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 969 against 787 in Switzerland as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?: 182, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 162nd 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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About this data

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.