Primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Primary completion rate, female was 87.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1977–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2017, primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 87.2%.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 110.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1999.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 50.6% | — |
| 1984 | 104.7% | +106.8% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | -35.2% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 110.4% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 67.8% | 104.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 57.1% | 84.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 80.9% | 110.4% | 6 |
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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 primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Primary completion rate, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 87.2% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 110.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1999.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.