School age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, secondary education, female was 15,824 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
15,824 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
15,824 number
in 2020
All-time low
5,767 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 15,824 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 15,824 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,767 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,767 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,151 number | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 6,272 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 6,438 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6,624 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 6,803 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6,952 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 7,062 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 7,263 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 7,523 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 7,796 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 8,024 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 8,046 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 8,113 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8,216 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 8,348 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 8,553 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 8,833 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 9,184 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 9,602 number | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 10,089 number | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 10,625 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 11,248 number | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 11,788 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 12,230 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 12,588 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 12,847 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 12,867 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 12,865 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,072 number | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 9,119 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9,239 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9,315 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9,373 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,391 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9,383 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9,408 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9,336 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 9,368 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9,483 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9,661 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11,667 number | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 11,985 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 12,363 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 12,789 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 13,278 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 13,829 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14,343 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 14,850 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 15,346 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 15,824 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,686 number | 5,767 number | 7,523 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,472 number | 7,796 number | 9,602 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,622 number | 9,072 number | 12,867 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,342 number | 9,119 number | 9,483 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,011 number | 9,661 number | 15,346 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,824 number | 15,824 number | 15,824 number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 15,824 number in 2020, 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 15,824 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,767 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.