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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.