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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 37,172 against 32,314 in Iceland as of 2017.

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

4,858, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils

Iceland

32,314

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

37,172

in 2017

Iceland rank

174th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

172nd

Primary education, pupils over time

Iceland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 37,172 against 32,314 in Iceland, a difference of 4,858.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26,633	11,749	14,884	Iceland
1980s	24,896	16,545	8,351	Iceland
1990s	29,045	21,110	7,935	Iceland
2000s	30,656	30,878	222.29	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	30,182	35,201	5,019	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 37,172 against 32,314 in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 4,858, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Iceland ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.