School age population, primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, primary education, female was 17,879 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
17,879 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
171st
of 206 countries
All-time high
17,879 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,911 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 17,879 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 17,879 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,911 number, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 206 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, primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,911 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,023 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4,144 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 4,266 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 4,405 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 4,565 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 4,727 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 4,916 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5,066 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 5,165 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5,217 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,233 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5,338 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 5,542 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 5,872 number | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 6,305 number | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 6,760 number | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 7,108 number | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 7,385 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 7,571 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 7,676 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7,758 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7,868 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 7,916 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7,899 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 7,836 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 7,765 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 7,776 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,839 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 11,765 number | +50.1% |
| 2000 | 11,886 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 11,941 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 11,847 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11,812 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11,869 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,034 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12,728 number | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 13,038 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13,450 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 13,944 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14,496 number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 15,057 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 15,599 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 16,057 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 16,428 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 16,724 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16,971 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17,231 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17,480 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17,702 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17,879 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,519 number | 3,911 number | 5,165 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,233 number | 5,217 number | 7,571 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,210 number | 7,676 number | 11,765 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,455 number | 11,812 number | 13,944 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,374 number | 14,496 number | 17,702 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,879 number | 17,879 number | 17,879 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 19,507 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 18,616 number compare
- 170 Montenegro 18,259 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 16,573 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 16,546 number compare
- 174 Iceland 15,803 number compare
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 17,879 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 17,879 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,911 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.