Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 100.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
100.1%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
79th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.1%
in 2017
All-time low
45.0%
in 2003
Years of data
14
2003–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2017

02550751002003201020172003: 45 %2004: 56.8 %2005: 63.6 %2007: 61.8 %2008: 59.9 %2009: 63.6 %2010: 68.8 %2011: 75.2 %2012: 88.3 %2013: 94.4 %2014: 96.3 %2015: 96.8 %2016: 98.5 %2017: 100.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 100.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 100.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2003.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 79th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003 to 2017.
Year % Change
2003 45.0%
2004 56.8% +26.2%
2005 63.6% +12.0%
2007 61.8% -2.9%
2008 59.9% -3.0%
2009 63.6% +6.0%
2010 68.8% +8.2%
2011 75.2% +9.3%
2012 88.3% +17.4%
2013 94.4% +6.9%
2014 96.3% +2.0%
2015 96.8% +0.5%
2016 98.5% +1.8%
2017 100.1% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.5% 45.0% 63.6% 6
2010s 89.8% 68.8% 100.1% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 100.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 100.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2003.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.