Sao Tome and Principe vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Sao Tome and Principe
17.4%
in 2017
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
29.8%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
30th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 29.8% against 17.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 44.0% | 10.9% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 38.5% | 3.4% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 31.8% | 9.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 29.8% against 17.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 12.4%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 183 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, male (%). 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