Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 18,093 number against 15,576 number in Macau, China as of 2017.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?

2,517 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Enrolment in primary education, female

Macau, China

15,576 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

18,093 number

in 2017

Macau, China rank

173rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

170th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Macau, China
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18,093 number against 15,576 number in Macau, China, a difference of 2,517 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,425 number	4,865 number	6,560 number	Macau, China
1990s	18,178 number	10,296 number	7,882 number	Macau, China
2000s	17,060 number	15,094 number	1,966 number	Macau, China
2010s	11,721 number	17,167 number	5,446 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 18,093 number against 15,576 number in Macau, China as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2,517 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Macau, China ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.