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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.8% against 12.1% in Ethiopia as of 2017.

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

0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.

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.

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

Ethiopia

12.1%

in 2015

Sao Tome and Principe

12.8%

in 2017

Ethiopia rank

52nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

Over-age students, primary over time

Ethiopia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.8% against 12.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.9%	23.8%	1.1%	Ethiopia
1990s	27.0%	15.7%	11.3%	Ethiopia
2000s	22.0%	19.4%	2.6%	Ethiopia
2010s	15.0%	17.7%	2.7%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.8% against 12.1% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Ethiopia ranks 52nd 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.