Sao Tome and Principe vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Sao Tome and Principe
14.8%
in 2017
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
24.9%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
33rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 24.9% against 14.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.7 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 185 countries.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 40.5% | 9.2% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 35.8% | 3.1% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 29.0% | 9.6% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 24.9% 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 Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 10.1%, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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