Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Australia
0.3333 modelled data
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.3846 modelled data
in 2025
Australia rank
187th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
185th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Australia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.3846 modelled data against 0.3333 modelled data in Australia, a difference of 0.0513 modelled data.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 205 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8657 modelled data | 0.91 modelled data | 0.0443 modelled data | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.4454 modelled data | 0.6697 modelled data | 0.2243 modelled data | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.2472 modelled data | 0.4797 modelled data | 0.2325 modelled data | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Australia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.3846 modelled data against 0.3333 modelled data in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0513 modelled data, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 187th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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