Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3846 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3846 modelled data
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
185th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2004
All-time low
0.3846 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.3846 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3846 modelled data, in 2025.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.884 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9158 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9576 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9682 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8977 modelled data | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.858 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8182 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7895 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.735 modelled data | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6875 modelled data | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6724 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6967 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7177 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7049 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6726 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6275 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5823 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5652 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5246 modelled data | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4808 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4231 modelled data | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3846 modelled data | -9.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.3846 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.928 modelled data, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.3846 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.91 modelled data | 0.7895 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6697 modelled data | 0.5823 modelled data | 0.735 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4797 modelled data | 0.3846 modelled data | 0.5652 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.3846 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3846 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release