GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Sao Tome and Principe: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
96.1%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
86.0%
in 2019
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
54th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
55th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 96.1% against 86.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th of 203 groups.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.7% | 46.6% | 28.2% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 66.2% | 15.6% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 82.8% | 6.3% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 88.4% | 5.6% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Sao Tome and Principe?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 96.1% against 86.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10.1%, with GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 54th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th of 203 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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