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

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

9.6%

in 2015

Saint Lucia

9.7%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe rank

60th

Saint Lucia rank

59th

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

Sao Tome and Principe
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 9.7% against 9.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th and Saint Lucia ranks 59th 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	Sao Tome and Principe	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.0%	17.9%	1.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	11.7%	11.5%	0.2%	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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia?: 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th and Saint Lucia ranks 59th 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: 18 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.