Over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Over-age students, primary, male was 14.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe is 14.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 34.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2017.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 34.1% | — |
| 1984 | 29.1% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +48.5% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -17.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 25.1% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 16.4% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 15.3% | 26.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.2% | 23.0% | 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 over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 14.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.