School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, early childhood education, female was 8,974 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 8,974.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 14,559 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8,159, 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,263 | — |
| 2000 | 8,210 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,159 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8,241 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13,288 | +61.2% |
| 2004 | 13,928 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 14,559 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 12,847 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 13,306 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 13,559 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13,844 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14,146 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 8,538 | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 8,670 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8,674 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,562 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8,385 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8,593 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8,851 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 9,138 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9,026 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8,865 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 8,741 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,650 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 8,711 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 8,816 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8,974 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,263 | 8,263 | 8,263 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,994 | 8,159 | 14,559 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,258 | 8,385 | 14,146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,793 | 8,650 | 8,974 | 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 8,974 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 14,559 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,159 in 2001.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release