Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Macau, China
2,319 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
2,901 number
in 2020
Macau, China rank
174th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2,901 number against 2,319 number in Macau, China, a difference of 582 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 3,071 number 1,062 number 2,009 number Macau, China
1980s 1,972 number 1,444 number 527.3 number Macau, China
1990s 2,894 number 1,923 number 971.3 number Macau, China
2000s 3,611 number 1,970 number 1,641 number Macau, China
2010s 2,105 number 2,534 number 429.3 number Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 2,319 number 2,901 number 582 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, female, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 2,901 number against 2,319 number in Macau, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
582 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Macau, China ranks 174th 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, female (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, female (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

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