Over-age students, primary in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Over-age students, primary was 12.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Sao Tome and Principe, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 12.8% for over-age students, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 33.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2017.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 33.7% | — |
| 1984 | 28.4% | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 23.8% | 33.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 15.7% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 14.9% | 24.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.8% | 21.8% | 4 |
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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 in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over-age students, primary in Sao Tome and Principe was 12.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for over-age students, primary?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of 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.