Macau, China vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Macau, China
6,304 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
8,299 number
in 2020
Macau, China rank
174th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
172nd

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

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

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8,299 number against 6,304 number in Macau, China, a difference of 1,995 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 205 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 10,035 number 3,953 number 6,082 number Macau, China
1980s 6,551 number 5,345 number 1,205 number Macau, China
1990s 7,902 number 8,386 number 484.6 number Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 11,960 number 4,585 number 7,375 number Macau, China
2010s 7,101 number 7,032 number 69.6 number Macau, China
2020s 6,304 number 8,299 number 1,995 number 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, female, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 8,299 number against 6,304 number in Macau, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,995 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, lower secondary education, female?
Macau, China ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.