Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of children who have completed primary school
Congo
93.9%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
93.7%
in 2025
Congo rank
99th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
100th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Congo
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 93.9% against 93.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 99th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.0% | 35.4% | 30.6% | Congo |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 42.1% | 18.6% | Congo |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 56.6% | 4.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 82.3% | 3.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 92.0% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Congo, at 93.9% against 93.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Congo ranks 99th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.