Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
25.44 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.5 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 25.44 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 22.94 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 10.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.92 units per square kilometre 0.3359 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 5.26 units per square kilometre 0.5871 units per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 7.76 units per square kilometre 0.7398 units per square kilometre 7.02 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 8.49 units per square kilometre 1.56 units per square kilometre 6.92 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 17.78 units per square kilometre 2.22 units per square kilometre 15.56 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 25.44 units per square kilometre against 2.5 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.94 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.