Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
1 years
in 2003
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe is 3 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2003.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 1 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 years | 2 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sao Tome and Principe was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2003.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood 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 rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release