Sao Tome and Principe vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes
Sao Tome and Principe
110.4%
in 2017
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
104.6%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 110.4% against 104.6% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 40th of 217 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.2% | 110.1% | 10.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 122.7% | 113.5% | 9.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 111.8% | 109.3% | 2.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 110.4% against 104.6% in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 5.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 40th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release