Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1,193 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe is 1,193, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1,291 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 271, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 271 | — |
| 1972 | 301 | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 331.25 | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 361.5 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 391.75 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 422 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 474.5 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 527 | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 552 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 577 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 588 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 617 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 628 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 538 | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 517 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 545.5 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 574 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 616 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 587.5 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 559 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 638 | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 645.33 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 652.67 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 660 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 733.67 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 807.33 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 881 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 905 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 929 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 990 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1,065 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1,140 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1,216 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,291 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1,237 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,183 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,183 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,107 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1,054 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 917 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 1,132 | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 1,193 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403.56 | 271 | 552 | 9 |
| 1980s | 578.8 | 517 | 628 | 10 |
| 1990s | 631 | 559 | 660 | 5 |
| 2000s | 995.85 | 733.67 | 1,291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,126 | 917 | 1,237 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 173 Barbados 1,592 compare
- 174 Samoa 1,558 compare
- 175 Bahamas 1,497 compare
- 177 New Caledonia 1,096 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,087 compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 1,067 compare
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 110.38 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary 110.4% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe was 1,193 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,291 in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 271 in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.