School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 9,188 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,188
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
172nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
9,263
in 2005
All-time low
5,402
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 9,188 for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9,263 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,402, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 172nd 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, pre-primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,402 | — |
| 1971 | 5,629 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 5,856 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 6,073 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 5,931 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 5,789 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 5,636 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 5,492 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 5,703 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 5,909 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 6,109 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 6,297 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 6,474 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6,700 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6,891 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 7,036 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 7,149 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 7,237 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 7,349 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 7,500 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 7,683 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 7,902 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 8,086 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 8,230 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8,349 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8,481 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8,573 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8,618 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8,610 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8,558 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8,510 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,457 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8,528 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8,628 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8,783 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9,263 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 7,527 | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 7,875 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 8,027 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8,213 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8,443 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8,666 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8,805 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8,798 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,661 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 8,539 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8,733 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 8,988 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9,207 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9,094 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8,933 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 8,831 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8,760 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 8,864 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9,000 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 9,188 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,742 | 5,402 | 6,073 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,874 | 6,109 | 7,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,309 | 7,683 | 8,618 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,381 | 7,527 | 9,263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,793 | 8,443 | 9,207 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,929 | 8,760 | 9,188 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 169 Luxembourg 10,652 compare
- 170 Brunei Darussalam 9,801 compare
- 171 Western Sahara 9,469 compare
- 173 Vanuatu 9,044 compare
- 174 Macau, China 8,300 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 7,691 compare
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 9,188 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9,263 in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,402 in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 172nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release