Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0922 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0922 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0993 units per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0635 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2017

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017

00.020.040.060.080.11971199420171971: 0.064 units per person1972: 0.065 units per person1973: 0.084 units per person1977: 0.073 units per person1978: 0.08 units per person1983: 0.079 units per person1984: 0.076 units per person1987: 0.078 units per person1988: 0.08 units per person1990: 0.085 units per person1991: 0.086 units per person1992: 0.086 units per person1996: 0.078 units per person1998: 0.079 units per person1999: 0.086 units per person2002: 0.099 units per person2003: 0.098 units per person2004: 0.097 units per person2005: 0.097 units per person2007: 0.094 units per person2008: 0.096 units per person2009: 0.096 units per person2010: 0.095 units per person2011: 0.097 units per person2012: 0.092 units per person2014: 0.09 units per person2015: 0.091 units per person2016: 0.092 units per person2017: 0.092 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0922 units per person, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0993 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 units per person, in 1971.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0635 units per person
1972 0.0647 units per person +1.9%
1973 0.0838 units per person +29.6%
1977 0.0729 units per person -13.1%
1978 0.08 units per person +9.7%
1983 0.0788 units per person -1.4%
1984 0.0763 units per person -3.2%
1987 0.0776 units per person +1.6%
1988 0.0798 units per person +2.9%
1990 0.0848 units per person +6.2%
1991 0.0857 units per person +1.0%
1992 0.0857 units per person +0.1%
1996 0.0784 units per person -8.6%
1998 0.0791 units per person +0.9%
1999 0.0857 units per person +8.3%
2002 0.0993 units per person +15.8%
2003 0.0983 units per person -0.9%
2004 0.0969 units per person -1.5%
2005 0.0968 units per person -0.0%
2007 0.0938 units per person -3.2%
2008 0.0957 units per person +2.0%
2009 0.0956 units per person -0.0%
2010 0.095 units per person -0.7%
2011 0.0972 units per person +2.3%
2012 0.0916 units per person -5.7%
2014 0.0901 units per person -1.7%
2015 0.0914 units per person +1.4%
2016 0.0921 units per person +0.8%
2017 0.0922 units per person +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.073 units per person 0.0635 units per person 0.0838 units per person 5
1980s 0.0781 units per person 0.0763 units per person 0.0798 units per person 4
1990s 0.0832 units per person 0.0784 units per person 0.0857 units per person 6
2000s 0.0966 units per person 0.0938 units per person 0.0993 units per person 7
2010s 0.0928 units per person 0.0901 units per person 0.0972 units per person 7

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 13 Iraq 0.0953 units per person compare
  2. 14 Cameroon 0.0953 units per person compare
  3. 15 Eswatini 0.0936 units per person compare
  4. 17 Guinea-Bissau 0.092 units per person compare
  5. 18 Benin 0.0916 units per person compare
  6. 19 Vanuatu 0.0894 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0922 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0993 units per person in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 units per person in 1971.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,287 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.