Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
28th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2002
All-time low
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
37
1971–2017

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2017, primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 28th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1971 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
1972 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +2.6%
1973 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -9.9%
1974 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -20.6%
1975 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +1.3%
1976 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +52.8%
1977 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -6.3%
1978 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1980 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -21.4%
1981 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1982 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1983 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +5.1%
1984 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -5.3%
1985 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1987 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP -24.2%
1988 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +24.6%
1990 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -9.1%
1991 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +14.8%
1992 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +18.8%
1996 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -31.4%
1998 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +78.7%
1999 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +10.7%
2002 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2003 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -14.9%
2004 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2005 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -14.1%
2007 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2008 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -17.7%
2009 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2010 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +6.6%
2011 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -13.3%
2012 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2013 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP -12.0%
2014 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2015 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP +16.2%
2016 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2017 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 8
1980s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 8
1990s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 6
2000s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 7
2010s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
Primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2017.
Is primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
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Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.