Italy vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Italy
2.1%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
143rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
146th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Italy
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Italy ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 206 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 24.1% | 23.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 7.4% | 6.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 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, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Italy, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Italy ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (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