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

911 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

43 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.

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

Samoa

17,279 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

18,190 number

in 2017

Samoa rank

177th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

176th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 18,190 number against 17,279 number in Samoa, a difference of 911 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	14,363 number	7,445 number	6,918 number	Samoa
1980s	18,130 number	9,677 number	8,453 number	Samoa
1990s	17,294 number	12,547 number	4,748 number	Samoa
2000s	15,690 number	17,106 number	1,416 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	16,920 number	17,716 number	796 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 18,190 number against 17,279 number in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 911 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Samoa ranks 177th 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.