Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
26.95 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 26.95 units per square kilometre against 3.36 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.59 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 8.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.97 units per square kilometre 0.3274 units per square kilometre 2.64 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 5.78 units per square kilometre 0.6672 units per square kilometre 5.12 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 8.6 units per square kilometre 1.69 units per square kilometre 6.91 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 18.59 units per square kilometre 2.39 units per square kilometre 16.2 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, pupils, per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 26.95 units per square kilometre against 3.36 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
23.59 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 (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, 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.