School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 2,959 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,959 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
172nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
2,959 number
in 2020
All-time low
956 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 2,959 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2,959 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 956 number, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 956 number | — |
| 1971 | 994 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1,009 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,032 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1,063 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,102 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,144 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,187 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1,233 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1,275 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1,298 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,297 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,300 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,312 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1,344 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1,426 number | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1,558 number | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1,663 number | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1,754 number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 1,831 number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1,880 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,906 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,950 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,988 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,011 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 2,008 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,979 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,960 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,967 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,943 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,973 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,006 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,987 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,958 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,940 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,929 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,984 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2,020 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2,068 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,122 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2,188 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,272 number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,381 number | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2,481 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2,578 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2,667 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,734 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,782 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,839 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,902 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,959 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,100 number | 956 number | 1,275 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,478 number | 1,297 number | 1,831 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,959 number | 1,880 number | 2,011 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,999 number | 1,929 number | 2,122 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,582 number | 2,188 number | 2,902 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,959 number | 2,959 number | 2,959 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,216 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 3,139 number compare
- 171 Bahamas 3,093 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,628 number compare
- 174 Macau, China 2,481 number compare
- 175 Samoa 2,427 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 2,959 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,959 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 956 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.