Sao Tome and Principe vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Sao Tome and Principe
94.7%
in 2017
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
91.6%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
86th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 94.7% against 91.6% in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, a difference of 3.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 86th of 217 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 | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 85.1% | 1.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 83.7% | 11.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 91.0% | 7.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.4% | 3.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Sao Tome and Principe or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 94.7% against 91.6% in UNICEF: West and Central Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 3.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 86th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release