Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 9.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 62.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2025.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.4% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -11.9% |
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 35.0%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 9.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 37.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 22.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 9.6% | 19.1% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Sao Tome and Principe was 9.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release