What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?

2,904 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1997.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Polynesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

French Polynesia

15,686 number

in 1997

Sao Tome and Principe

18,590 number

in 2019

French Polynesia rank

172nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

170th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

French Polynesia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18,590 number against 15,686 number in French Polynesia, a difference of 2,904 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 206 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12,845 number	14,985 number	2,141 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	15,694 number	16,265 number	571.38 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, French Polynesia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 18,590 number against 15,686 number in French Polynesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2,904 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 1997.
How do French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: French Polynesia ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 170th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.