India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
India
111.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
110.4%
in 2017
India rank
37th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- India
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
India currently reports 111.0% against 110.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
India ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 217 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 116.3% | 34.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 142.1% | 56.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 132.4% | 41.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 108.6% | 122.0% | 13.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 106.7% | 111.8% | 5.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
- India, at 111.0% against 110.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- India ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.