Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.99 index, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.99 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.82 index, in 1981.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.82 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.96 index | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.99 index | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.99 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.99 index, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.99 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.945 index, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.82 index | 0.82 index | 0.82 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.96 index | 0.96 index | 0.96 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 2 |
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.99 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 index in 2001.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 index in 1981.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.