Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Samoa
4,962 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
6,148 number
in 2020
Samoa rank
175th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6,148 number against 4,962 number in Samoa, a difference of 1,186 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 5,173 number 2,447 number 2,726 number Samoa
1980s 4,588 number 3,374 number 1,214 number Samoa
1990s 4,681 number 3,998 number 683.1 number Samoa
2000s 4,886 number 4,448 number 438 number Samoa
2010s 5,167 number 5,852 number 685.5 number Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4,962 number 6,148 number 1,186 number Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6,148 number against 4,962 number in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,186 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Samoa ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.