Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1811 units per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1796 units per person
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
12th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
14th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.050.10.150.2197019962023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1811 units per person against 0.1796 units per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0538 units per person 0.136 units per person 0.0821 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0551 units per person 0.1569 units per person 0.1018 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0504 units per person 0.1584 units per person 0.108 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1723 units per person 0.1889 units per person 0.0166 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.1845 units per person 0.1809 units per person 0.0036 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Afghanistan, at 0.1811 units per person against 0.1796 units per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0015 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.