School age population, primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, primary education, male was 18,254 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
18,254 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
171st
of 206 countries
All-time high
18,254 number
in 2020
All-time low
4,034 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 18,254 number for school age population, primary education, male 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 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 18,254 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,034 number, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 171st out of 206 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, primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,034 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,173 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 4,273 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 4,408 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 4,571 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 4,745 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 4,903 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 5,083 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 5,233 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5,334 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 5,381 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 5,391 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5,462 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 5,653 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 5,984 number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 6,429 number | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 6,898 number | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 7,240 number | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 7,508 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 7,686 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7,797 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 7,902 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8,041 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 8,104 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 8,085 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,004 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7,902 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7,897 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,951 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 11,933 number | +50.1% |
| 2000 | 12,046 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12,105 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12,008 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11,976 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12,036 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,218 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 12,945 number | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 13,257 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13,681 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 14,198 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 14,765 number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 15,329 number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 15,906 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 16,381 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16,760 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 17,055 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17,302 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17,577 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 17,836 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 18,070 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 18,254 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,676 number | 4,034 number | 5,334 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,363 number | 5,381 number | 7,686 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,362 number | 7,797 number | 11,933 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,647 number | 11,976 number | 14,198 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,698 number | 14,765 number | 18,070 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,254 number | 18,254 number | 18,254 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 20,822 number compare
- 169 Montenegro 19,928 number compare
- 170 Luxembourg 19,337 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 17,643 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 17,140 number compare
- 174 Iceland 16,705 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 18,254 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 18,254 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,034 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.