Which has higher progression to secondary school, Philippines or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 97.0% against 96.6% in Philippines as of 2016.

What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Philippines vs Sao Tome and Principe: Progression to secondary school

Philippines

96.6%

in 2016

Sao Tome and Principe

97.0%

in 2016

Philippines rank

90th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

87th

Progression to secondary school over time

Philippines
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 97.0% against 96.6% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 90th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97.0%	76.0%	21.1%	Philippines
2010s	96.6%	97.0%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Philippines or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 97.0% against 96.6% in Philippines as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Philippines and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Philippines ranks 90th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).