Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Samoa
4,676 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
5,860 number
in 2020
Samoa rank
175th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5,860 number against 4,676 number in Samoa, a difference of 1,184 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 4,841 number 2,161 number 2,680 number Samoa
1980s 4,526 number 2,923 number 1,604 number Samoa
1990s 4,303 number 3,882 number 421.2 number Samoa
2000s 4,588 number 3,969 number 618.7 number Samoa
2010s 4,527 number 5,117 number 589.9 number Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4,676 number 5,860 number 1,184 number Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 5,860 number against 4,676 number in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,184 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.