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

6,209 number, with Vanuatu ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

18,190 number

in 2017

Vanuatu

24,399 number

in 2014

Sao Tome and Principe rank

176th

Vanuatu rank

173rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 24,399 number against 18,190 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6,209 number.

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

Across all 42 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,445 number	8,923 number	1,478 number	Vanuatu
1980s	9,677 number	11,858 number	2,180 number	Vanuatu
1990s	12,547 number	14,507 number	1,960 number	Vanuatu
2000s	17,106 number	20,259 number	3,153 number	Vanuatu
2010s	17,478 number	23,757 number	6,278 number	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 24,399 number against 18,190 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?: 6,209 number, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd 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.