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
020406080100197119952019

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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.