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

2,853 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, female (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, female

Iceland

11,848 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

8,995 number

in 2017

Iceland rank

174th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

176th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Iceland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 11,848 number against 8,995 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,853 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	9,105 number	3,749 number	5,356 number	Iceland
1980s	10,676 number	4,926 number	5,750 number	Iceland
1990s	10,284 number	6,193 number	4,090 number	Iceland
2000s	10,685 number	8,465 number	2,220 number	Iceland
2010s	11,805 number	8,667 number	3,139 number	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Iceland, at 11,848 number against 8,995 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2,853 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, female?: 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, 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, tertiary education, female (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

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