Adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Adolescents out of school, female was 7.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2015, adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 7.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 35.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2015.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 75th out of 160 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.4% | — |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -36.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 7.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 7.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 26% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 15.5% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.6% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,544 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,458 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,769 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,875 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 7.6% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th out of 160 countries with data for 2015.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.