Cook Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cook Islands
0.375 modelled data
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.3846 modelled data
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
186th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
185th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cook Islands
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.3846 modelled data against 0.375 modelled data in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0096 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4821 modelled data | 0.91 modelled data | 0.4279 modelled data | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.8608 modelled data | 0.6697 modelled data | 0.1912 modelled data | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.4512 modelled data | 0.4797 modelled data | 0.0285 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, Cook Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.3846 modelled data against 0.375 modelled data in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0096 modelled data, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cook Islands ranks 186th 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