Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Egypt
98.7%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
98.9%
in 2017
Egypt rank
87th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 98.9% against 98.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.0% | 63.9% | 9.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 76.0% | 8.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 87.8% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 91.2% | 0.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Egypt or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 98.9% against 98.7% in Egypt as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.