Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sao Tome and Principe, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.4% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -12.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 136.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 172.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 32 Haiti 0.4% compare
- 33 Jamaica 0.4% compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0.4% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
- 37 El Salvador 0.3% compare
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release