Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Cape Verde
5.6%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
6.0%
in 2017
Cape Verde rank
70th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
68th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 68th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 10.5% 5.3% 5.2% Cape Verde
2000s 3.2% 5.3% 2.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 5.7% 10.0% 4.3% 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, male, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Cape Verde as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
14 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Cape Verde ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 68th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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