Ethiopia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Ethiopia
15.5%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
14.8%
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
31st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Ethiopia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 15.5% against 14.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 185 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 31.3% | 26.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 32.7% | 9.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 21.2% | 4.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Ethiopia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ethiopia, at 15.5% against 14.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release