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 9.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 9.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 29.4% 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 35.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2015.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 60th out of 150 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35.5% | — |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -48.2% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -23.7% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 9.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 45% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 11.7% | 35.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 14.4% | 4 |
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 9.6% in 2015, 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 35.5% in 2003.
- 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 9.6% in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 60th out of 150 countries with data for 2015.
- 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 29.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.