Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes
Bahamas
15,949
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
16,876
in 2025
Bahamas rank
179th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
176th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 16,876 against 15,949 in Bahamas, a difference of 927.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 179th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 220 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,513 | 8,580 | 5,933 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 16,665 | 11,206 | 5,459 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 15,527 | 16,069 | 542 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 18,454 | 9,319 | 9,134 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 17,433 | 13,011 | 4,422 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 16,659 | 16,768 | 109.33 | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 16,876 against 15,949 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 927, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 179th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release