Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0664 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0664 units per person. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0664 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per person, in 1971.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0087 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0106 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0194 units per person | +82.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0261 units per person | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0238 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0251 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0286 units per person | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0278 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0339 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0391 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0434 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0576 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0602 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0664 units per person | +10.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0664 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0413 units per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0664 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0331 units per person, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +82.9% | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0194 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0261 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0235 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0474 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0664 units per person | 8 |
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 enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0664 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.