Which has higher over-age students, primary, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.8% against 12.0% in Cameroon as of 2017.

What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Over-age students, primary

Cameroon

12.0%

in 2017

Sao Tome and Principe

12.8%

in 2017

Cameroon rank

53rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

Over-age students, primary over time

Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.8% against 12.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.0%	23.8%	0.2%	Cameroon
1990s	22.4%	24.1%	1.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	14.1%	23.8%	9.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	10.6%	14.7%	4.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.8% against 12.0% in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Cameroon ranks 53rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.