Sao Tome and Principe vs WB: Small States: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Sao Tome and Principe
85.1%
in 2017
WB: Small States
83.2%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
142nd
WB: Small States rank
143rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- WB: Small States
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 85.1% against 83.2% in WB: Small States, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was WB: Small States ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd and WB: Small States ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and WB: Small States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.2% | 76.3% | 30.1% | WB: Small States |
| 1980s | 86.9% | 77.2% | 9.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 78.1% | 16.4% | WB: Small States |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 80.7% | 12.5% | WB: Small States |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 84.5% | 5.4% | 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 WB: Small States?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 85.1% against 83.2% in WB: Small 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 WB: Small States?
- 1.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Small States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Small States rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd and WB: Small States ranks 143rd 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