Which has higher school enrollment, primary, private, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan as of 2017.

What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, private between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: School enrollment, primary, private

Japan

1.3%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

1.4%

in 2017

Japan rank

186th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

184th

School enrollment, primary, private over time

Japan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 184th of 202 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	Japan
1990s	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	Japan
2010s	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, private, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, private between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school enrollment, primary, private?: Japan ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 184th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
Unit: % of total primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 6,152 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.