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

6,207 number, with Iceland ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

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.

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

Iceland

24,397 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

18,190 number

in 2017

Iceland rank

174th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

176th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Iceland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 24,397 number against 18,190 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6,207 number.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18,894 number	7,445 number	11,449 number	Iceland
1980s	21,813 number	9,677 number	12,136 number	Iceland
1990s	20,882 number	12,547 number	8,336 number	Iceland
2000s	21,726 number	17,106 number	4,620 number	Iceland
2010s	24,148 number	17,520 number	6,629 number	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Iceland, at 24,397 number against 18,190 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6,207 number, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Iceland ranks 174th 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.