School age population, secondary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, secondary education, male was 16,144 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
16,144 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
16,144 number
in 2020
All-time low
5,928 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 16,144 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 16,144 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,928 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 5,928 number
1971 6,362 number +7.3%
1972 6,359 number -0.0%
1973 6,425 number +1.0%
1974 6,553 number +2.0%
1975 6,722 number +2.6%
1976 6,917 number +2.9%
1977 7,049 number +1.9%
1978 7,241 number +2.7%
1979 7,491 number +3.5%
1980 7,784 number +3.9%
1981 8,073 number +3.7%
1982 8,188 number +1.4%
1983 8,335 number +1.8%
1984 8,491 number +1.9%
1985 8,651 number +1.9%
1986 8,845 number +2.2%
1987 9,112 number +3.0%
1988 9,455 number +3.8%
1989 9,865 number +4.3%
1990 10,330 number +4.7%
1991 10,836 number +4.9%
1992 11,437 number +5.5%
1993 11,963 number +4.6%
1994 12,414 number +3.8%
1995 12,792 number +3.0%
1996 13,077 number +2.2%
1997 13,131 number +0.4%
1998 13,148 number +0.1%
1999 9,287 number -29.4%
2000 9,334 number +0.5%
2001 9,437 number +1.1%
2002 9,482 number +0.5%
2003 9,516 number +0.4%
2004 9,518 number +0.0%
2005 9,512 number -0.1%
2006 9,555 number +0.5%
2007 9,483 number -0.8%
2008 9,525 number +0.4%
2009 9,657 number +1.4%
2010 9,843 number +1.9%
2011 11,882 number +20.7%
2012 12,223 number +2.9%
2013 12,616 number +3.2%
2014 13,046 number +3.4%
2015 13,538 number +3.8%
2016 14,096 number +4.1%
2017 14,620 number +3.7%
2018 15,142 number +3.6%
2019 15,650 number +3.4%
2020 16,144 number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,705 number 5,928 number 7,491 number 10
1980s 8,680 number 7,784 number 9,865 number 10
1990s 11,842 number 9,287 number 13,148 number 10
2000s 9,502 number 9,334 number 9,657 number 10
2010s 13,266 number 9,843 number 15,650 number 10
2020s 16,144 number 16,144 number 16,144 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 168 Belize 23,635 number compare
  2. 169 Brunei Darussalam 23,350 number compare
  3. 170 Bahamas 19,200 number compare
  4. 172 French Polynesia 15,815 number compare
  5. 173 Samoa 15,545 number compare
  6. 174 Iceland 15,358 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, secondary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 16,144 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 16,144 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 5,928 number in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.