Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 19.3% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
19.3%
Change on year
down 26.3%
World rank
9th
of 162 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2007
All-time low
16.2%
in 2004
Years of data
5
2002–2008
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 2002–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 19.3%.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.9% | — |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +62.3% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -26.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 19.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 7.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 19.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.4%, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 19.3% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2004.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th out of 162 countries with data for 2008.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release