Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Mauritius or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 627 girls against 527 girls in Mauritius as of 2017.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?

100 girls, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Sao Tome and Principe: Girls and boys who are out of school

Mauritius

527 girls

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

627 girls

in 2017

Mauritius rank

155th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

152nd

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 627 girls against 527 girls in Mauritius, a difference of 100 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mauritius ranks 155th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 180 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	458 girls	355.5 girls	102.5 girls	Mauritius
2000s	1,143 girls	637 girls	505.8 girls	Mauritius
2010s	2,147 girls	1,278 girls	868.2 girls	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Mauritius or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 627 girls against 527 girls in Mauritius as of 2017.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?: 100 girls, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Mauritius ranks 155th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.