What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Turkey?

0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Sao Tome and Principe vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Sao Tome and Principe

6.0%

in 2017

Turkey

5.3%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe rank

70th

Turkey rank

73rd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Turkey

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 5.3% in Turkey, a difference of 0.7%.

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

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Turkey ranks 73rd of 166 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.9%	9.2%	11.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	8.4%	3.9%	4.5%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	9.7%	5.7%	4.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Turkey?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.3% in Turkey as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Turkey?: 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Turkey?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Turkey ranks 73rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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 children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/