School age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, secondary education, female was 16,871 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,871
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
177th
of 220 countries
All-time high
16,871
in 2025
All-time low
5,795
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe is 16,871, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 16,871 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,795, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 177th out of 220 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, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,795 | — |
| 1971 | 6,026 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 6,191 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 6,359 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 6,538 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 6,731 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 6,953 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 7,202 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 7,479 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 7,786 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 8,098 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 8,405 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8,506 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8,589 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8,688 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 8,800 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 8,939 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 9,095 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9,292 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 9,706 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 10,113 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 10,502 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 10,811 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 11,127 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 11,459 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 11,806 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 12,151 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 12,465 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 12,719 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 9,145 | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 9,257 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9,288 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9,226 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9,185 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9,194 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9,246 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9,446 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,509 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9,602 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9,734 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9,913 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12,035 | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 12,375 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 12,687 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13,067 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13,500 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 13,969 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 14,453 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14,957 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 15,439 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 15,861 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16,293 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 16,556 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 16,678 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16,643 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 16,871 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,706 | 5,795 | 7,786 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,812 | 8,098 | 9,706 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,230 | 9,145 | 12,719 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,369 | 9,185 | 9,734 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,240 | 9,913 | 15,439 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,484 | 15,861 | 16,871 | 6 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,093 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 16,871 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 16,871 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,795 in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release