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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 18,093 number against 16,355 number in Samoa as of 2017.

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

1,738 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa 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.

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

Samoa

16,355 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

18,093 number

in 2017

Samoa rank

171st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

170th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18,093 number against 16,355 number in Samoa, a difference of 1,738 number.

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

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

Samoa ranks 171st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13,000 number	5,453 number	7,547 number	Samoa
1980s	12,936 number	7,873 number	5,063 number	Samoa
1990s	13,075 number	10,259 number	2,816 number	Samoa
2000s	14,643 number	14,950 number	307.5 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	15,151 number	17,188 number	2,037 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, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 18,093 number against 16,355 number in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1,738 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Samoa ranks 171st 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.