What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?

789 number, with Barbados ahead.

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

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Barbados

18,979 number

in 2015

Sao Tome and Principe

18,190 number

in 2017

Barbados rank

175th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

176th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Barbados
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 18,979 number against 18,190 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 789 number.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 203 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25,669 number	7,445 number	18,224 number	Barbados
1980s	26,935 number	9,677 number	17,258 number	Barbados
1990s	22,819 number	12,547 number	10,272 number	Barbados
2000s	19,588 number	17,106 number	2,482 number	Barbados
2010s	19,015 number	17,399 number	1,616 number	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 18,979 number against 18,190 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 789 number, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Barbados ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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