Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.09 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2022
All-time low
0.5092 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.09 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5092 modelled data, in 1981.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5092 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5182 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5317 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5493 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5679 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5873 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.609 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6322 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6583 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6866 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7115 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7404 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7663 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7871 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8089 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8258 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.849 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8719 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8922 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9132 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9329 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.952 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9778 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5737 modelled data | 0.5092 modelled data | 0.6583 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.794 modelled data | 0.6866 modelled data | 0.8922 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9132 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,126 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.54 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,227 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.17 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,336 (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 655 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 538 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,178 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1,158 (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.09 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5092 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release