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 2,901 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,901 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
172nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
2,901 number
in 2020
All-time low
928 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 2,901 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,901 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 928 number, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 928 number | — |
| 1971 | 958 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 984 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1,004 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1,022 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,052 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1,097 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1,149 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1,194 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1,229 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1,249 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,251 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,261 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1,279 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1,316 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,399 number | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1,526 number | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 1,629 number | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,725 number | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1,809 number | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1,861 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,881 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,916 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,945 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,962 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,959 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,938 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,924 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,936 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,908 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,944 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,982 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,963 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,935 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,915 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,901 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,951 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,989 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2,035 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2,086 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,149 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2,234 number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2,336 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2,432 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,529 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2,618 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,684 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,731 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,785 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,845 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,901 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,062 number | 928 number | 1,229 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,444 number | 1,249 number | 1,809 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,923 number | 1,861 number | 1,962 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,970 number | 1,901 number | 2,086 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,534 number | 2,149 number | 2,845 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,901 number | 2,901 number | 2,901 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 169 Bahamas 3,073 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 3,058 number compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 3,016 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,505 number compare
- 174 Macau, China 2,319 number compare
- 175 Samoa 2,249 number 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 2,901 number in 2020, 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 2,901 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 928 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 35.0%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.