How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?

9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Romania

8.9%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

9.6%

in 2015

Romania rank

62nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

60th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Romania
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.6% against 8.9% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th of 150 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.3%	19.0%	12.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	5.3%	12.2%	6.9%	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, Romania or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.6% against 8.9% in Romania as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
How do Romania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Romania ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.