Sao Tome and Principe vs UIS: Arab States: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Sao Tome and Principe
85.1%
in 2017
UIS: Arab States
83.8%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
142nd
UIS: Arab States rank
140th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UIS: Arab States
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 85.1% against 83.8% in UIS: Arab States, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was UIS: Arab States ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd and UIS: Arab States ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Arab States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | UIS: Arab States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.2% | 66.3% | 20.1% | UIS: Arab States |
| 1980s | 86.9% | 68.8% | 18.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 75.2% | 13.5% | UIS: Arab States |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 81.1% | 13.0% | UIS: Arab States |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 79.6% | 10.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or UIS: Arab States?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 85.1% against 83.8% in UIS: Arab States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and UIS: Arab States?
- 1.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UIS: Arab States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UIS: Arab States rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd and UIS: Arab States ranks 140th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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