Duration of compulsory education in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Duration of compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 6 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 years | — |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 177 Benin 6 years compare
- 177 Cameroon 6 years compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 years compare
- 177 Comoros 6 years compare
- 177 Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Guyana 6 years compare
- 177 Haiti 6 years compare
- 177 Iraq 6 years compare
- 177 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 177 Liberia 6 years compare
- 177 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 177 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 177 Singapore 6 years compare
- 177 Suriname 6 years compare
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 duration of compulsory education in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Duration of compulsory education in Sao Tome and Principe was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release