Which has higher primary education, pupils, Russian Federation or Sao Tome and Principe?

Russian Federation, at 48.7% against 48.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Russian Federation and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sao Tome and Principe?

17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils

Russian Federation

48.7%

in 2017

Sao Tome and Principe

48.7%

in 2017

Russian Federation rank

88th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

90th

Primary education, pupils over time

Russian Federation
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 48.7% against 48.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 88th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th of 203 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.0%	48.1%	0.9%	Russian Federation
2000s	48.8%	48.9%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	48.9%	48.7%	0.2%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Russian Federation or Sao Tome and Principe?: Russian Federation, at 48.7% against 48.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Russian Federation and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sao Tome and Principe?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Russian Federation and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Russian Federation ranks 88th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 90th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Russian Federation vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils-percent-female/russian-federation/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils-percent-female/russian-federation/sao-tome-and-principe/">Russian Federation vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit: % female
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.