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

Macau, China
16,573 number
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
17,879 number
in 2020
Macau, China rank
172nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
171st

School age population, primary education, female over time

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

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 17,879 number against 16,573 number in Macau, China, a difference of 1,306 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Macau, China's.

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

Macau, China ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 206 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 15,850 number 4,519 number 11,331 number Macau, China
1980s 11,049 number 6,233 number 4,816 number Macau, China
1990s 19,351 number 8,210 number 11,141 number Macau, China
2000s 18,290 number 12,455 number 5,836 number Macau, China
2010s 12,698 number 16,374 number 3,676 number Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 16,573 number 17,879 number 1,306 number Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Macau, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 17,879 number against 16,573 number in Macau, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Macau, China and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,306 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, primary education, female?
Macau, China ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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