School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 18,162 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 18,162 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 29,311 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16,616, in 2001.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16,821 | — |
| 2000 | 16,720 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16,616 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16,769 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26,889 | +60.3% |
| 2004 | 28,108 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 29,311 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 25,776 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 26,674 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 27,213 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27,831 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28,488 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 17,204 | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 17,475 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17,472 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,223 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 16,924 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17,326 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 17,839 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18,345 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 18,120 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 17,798 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 17,572 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 17,410 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 17,575 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17,816 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 18,162 | +1.9% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 18,162 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 975,110, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 18,162 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.21 million, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.3% | 16,769 | 26,889 |
| 2011 | -39.6% | 28,488 | 17,204 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,821 | 16,821 | 16,821 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24,191 | 16,616 | 29,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,642 | 16,924 | 28,488 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,722 | 17,410 | 18,162 | 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 18,162 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 29,311 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,616 in 2001.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release