School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 31,968 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
31,968 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
31,968 number
in 2020
All-time low
11,695 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 31,968 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 31,968 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,695 number, in 1970.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,695 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,513 number | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 12,631 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 12,863 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 13,177 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 13,525 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 13,869 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 14,111 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 14,504 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 15,014 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 15,580 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 16,097 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 16,234 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 16,448 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 16,707 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 16,999 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 17,398 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 17,945 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 18,639 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 19,467 number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 20,419 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 21,461 number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 22,685 number | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 23,751 number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 24,644 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 25,380 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 25,924 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 25,998 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 26,013 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 18,359 number | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 18,453 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 18,676 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18,797 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18,889 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18,909 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18,895 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 18,963 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18,819 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 18,893 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 19,140 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19,504 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 23,549 number | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 24,208 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 24,979 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 25,835 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 26,816 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27,925 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 28,963 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 29,992 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 30,996 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 31,968 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,390 number | 11,695 number | 15,014 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,151 number | 15,580 number | 19,467 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,463 number | 18,359 number | 26,013 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,843 number | 18,453 number | 19,140 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,277 number | 19,504 number | 30,996 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,968 number | 31,968 number | 31,968 number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 31,968 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 31,968 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,695 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.