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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 37,172 against 34,962 in Samoa as of 2017.

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

2,210, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

27 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.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils

Samoa

34,962

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

37,172

in 2017

Samoa rank

173rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

172nd

Primary education, pupils over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 37,172 against 34,962 in Samoa, a difference of 2,210.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 173rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,612	11,962	15,651	Samoa
1980s	27,494	16,342	11,152	Samoa
1990s	27,249	21,621	5,628	Samoa
2000s	30,597	30,594	3.17	Samoa
2010s	31,361	35,268	3,907	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 37,172 against 34,962 in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2,210, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Samoa ranks 173rd 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.