Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,107 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe is 3,107 number, measured 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 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,107 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,067 number, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,067 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,101 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,136 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1,181 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,230 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1,276 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,311 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1,354 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1,380 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,394 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,402 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,409 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,450 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1,542 number | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,660 number | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 1,779 number | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1,877 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 1,940 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,976 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1,994 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2,009 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2,037 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,057 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,048 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,024 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,997 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,978 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,991 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,009 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,027 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,041 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,038 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,042 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,070 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,118 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2,184 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2,350 number | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 2,426 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,523 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,630 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,733 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2,815 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,888 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,935 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,965 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,988 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,018 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,051 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3,075 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,094 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,107 number | +0.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3,107 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3,107 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,243 number | 1,067 number | 1,394 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,703 number | 1,402 number | 1,994 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,018 number | 1,978 number | 2,057 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,242 number | 2,038 number | 2,630 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,956 number | 2,733 number | 3,094 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,107 number | 3,107 number | 3,107 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,107 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,107 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,067 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.