School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3,005 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,005
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
174th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3,022
in 2024
All-time low
945
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 3,005 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,022 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 945, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 174th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 945 | — |
| 1971 | 975 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,015 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,045 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1,078 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,122 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1,167 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,217 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1,275 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 1,336 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1,376 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1,218 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 1,260 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1,305 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,352 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,408 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1,469 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1,534 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1,598 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1,655 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,698 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,730 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,758 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,792 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,832 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,866 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,888 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,896 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,908 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,872 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,876 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,882 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,903 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,922 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,930 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,927 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,951 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,993 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,035 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2,073 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,137 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,217 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2,328 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,436 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,511 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,576 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,646 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,732 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2,808 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,854 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,855 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,812 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,739 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2,678 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 3,022 | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 3,005 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,118 | 945 | 1,336 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,418 | 1,218 | 1,655 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,824 | 1,698 | 1,908 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,949 | 1,876 | 2,073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,524 | 2,137 | 2,854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,852 | 2,678 | 3,022 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 171 Maldives 3,535 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 3,523 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 3,217 compare
- 175 Macau, China 3,000 compare
- 176 French Guiana 2,912 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,758 compare
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, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,005 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,022 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 945 in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release