Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 2 years in 2010. ▲ Rising
Latest (2010)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
2 years
in 2006
All-time low
1 years
in 2003
Years of data
8
2003–2010
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 2 years for official entrance age to early childhood educational development in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 years | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 years | 1 years | 2 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 1 Naoero 3 years
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3 years compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 2 years
- 3 Belarus 2 years compare
- 3 Gambia 2 years compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 2 years
- 3 Mauritius 2 years
- 3 Saudi Arabia 2 years
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 educational development in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Sao Tome and Principe was 2 years in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development 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 educational development?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd out of 104 countries with data for 2010.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release