Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Guinea-Bissau
0.1781 units per person
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1796 units per person
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
14th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.050.10.150.2197119942017

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.1796 units per person against 0.1781 units per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 206 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0848 units per person 0.1356 units per person 0.0508 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0859 units per person 0.1556 units per person 0.0697 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0922 units per person 0.1546 units per person 0.0624 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1774 units per person 0.1887 units per person 0.0112 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.1781 units per person 0.1877 units per person 0.0096 units per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.1796 units per person against 0.1781 units per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0015 units per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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.