Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 3,041 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,041 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
172nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
3,041 number
in 2020
All-time low
1,034 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3,041 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,041 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,034 number, in 1970.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,034 number
1971 1,061 number +2.6%
1972 1,099 number +3.6%
1973 1,144 number +4.1%
1974 1,190 number +4.0%
1975 1,233 number +3.6%
1976 1,270 number +3.0%
1977 1,312 number +3.3%
1978 1,340 number +2.1%
1979 1,357 number +1.3%
1980 1,368 number +0.8%
1981 1,376 number +0.6%
1982 1,426 number +3.6%
1983 1,517 number +6.4%
1984 1,630 number +7.4%
1985 1,745 number +7.1%
1986 1,840 number +5.4%
1987 1,906 number +3.6%
1988 1,941 number +1.8%
1989 1,957 number +0.8%
1990 1,969 number +0.6%
1991 1,992 number +1.2%
1992 2,007 number +0.8%
1993 2,000 number -0.3%
1994 1,981 number -0.9%
1995 1,961 number -1.0%
1996 1,949 number -0.6%
1997 1,965 number +0.8%
1998 1,982 number +0.9%
1999 2,000 number +0.9%
2000 2,012 number +0.6%
2001 2,007 number -0.2%
2002 2,011 number +0.2%
2003 2,039 number +1.4%
2004 2,086 number +2.3%
2005 2,149 number +3.0%
2006 2,308 number +7.4%
2007 2,383 number +3.2%
2008 2,478 number +4.0%
2009 2,581 number +4.2%
2010 2,681 number +3.9%
2011 2,764 number +3.1%
2012 2,830 number +2.4%
2013 2,874 number +1.6%
2014 2,903 number +1.0%
2015 2,927 number +0.8%
2016 2,957 number +1.0%
2017 2,987 number +1.0%
2018 3,010 number +0.8%
2019 3,028 number +0.6%
2020 3,041 number +0.4%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 3,041 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 3,041 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,204 number 1,034 number 1,357 number 10
1980s 1,671 number 1,368 number 1,957 number 10
1990s 1,981 number 1,949 number 2,007 number 10
2000s 2,205 number 2,007 number 2,581 number 10
2010s 2,896 number 2,681 number 3,028 number 10
2020s 3,041 number 3,041 number 3,041 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 169 Brunei 3,418 number compare
  2. 170 Macao 3,208 number compare
  3. 171 Luxembourg 3,166 number compare
  4. 173 French Polynesia 2,585 number compare
  5. 174 Bahamas 2,474 number compare
  6. 175 Samoa 2,386 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,041 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 3,041 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 1,034 number in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.