Libya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Libya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Libya currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6.6 years | 0.6 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Libya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Libya, at 6 years against 6 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Libya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Libya ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.