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

Morocco, at 13.0% against 12.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1983 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.

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

Morocco

13.0%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

12.8%

in 2017

Morocco rank

49th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

51st

Over-age students, primary over time

Morocco
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 13.0% against 12.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Morocco ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 191 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.6%	27.4%	7.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	14.3%	19.9%	5.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	16.5%	19.4%	3.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	13.2%	16.5%	3.3%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Morocco or Sao Tome and Principe?: Morocco, at 13.0% against 12.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.2%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do Morocco and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Morocco ranks 49th 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.