School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 18,190 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18,190 number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
176th
of 203 countries
All-time high
18,190 number
in 2017
All-time low
6,304 number
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2017

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2017

7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k197019932017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe is 18,190 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 18,190 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,304 number, in 1970.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 6,304 number
1971 6,948 number +10.2%
1972 7,112 number +2.4%
1973 7,210 number +1.4%
1974 7,292 number +1.1%
1975 7,436 number +2.0%
1976 7,721 number +3.8%
1977 7,959 number +3.1%
1978 8,151 number +2.4%
1979 8,315 number +2.0%
1980 8,519 number +2.5%
1981 8,810 number +3.4%
1982 9,039 number +2.6%
1983 9,292 number +2.8%
1984 9,552 number +2.8%
1985 9,813 number +2.7%
1986 10,082 number +2.7%
1987 10,362 number +2.8%
1988 10,578 number +2.1%
1989 10,723 number +1.4%
1990 10,802 number +0.7%
1991 10,817 number +0.1%
1992 10,947 number +1.2%
1993 11,180 number +2.1%
1994 11,612 number +3.9%
1995 12,252 number +5.5%
1996 13,124 number +7.1%
1997 14,033 number +6.9%
1998 14,958 number +6.6%
1999 15,744 number +5.3%
2000 16,348 number +3.8%
2001 16,687 number +2.1%
2002 16,702 number +0.1%
2003 16,689 number -0.1%
2004 16,748 number +0.4%
2005 16,885 number +0.8%
2006 17,671 number +4.7%
2007 17,759 number +0.5%
2008 17,794 number +0.2%
2009 17,776 number -0.1%
2010 17,681 number -0.5%
2011 17,358 number -1.8%
2012 17,226 number -0.8%
2014 17,276 number +0.3%
2015 17,453 number +1.0%
2016 17,453 number +0.0%
2017 18,190 number +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,445 number 6,304 number 8,315 number 10
1980s 9,677 number 8,519 number 10,723 number 10
1990s 12,547 number 10,802 number 15,744 number 10
2000s 17,106 number 16,348 number 17,794 number 10
2010s 17,520 number 17,226 number 18,190 number 7

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 173 Vanuatu 24,399 number compare
  2. 174 Iceland 24,397 number compare
  3. 175 Barbados 18,979 number compare
  4. 177 Samoa 17,279 number compare
  5. 178 Saint Lucia 15,415 number compare
  6. 179 Micronesia, Federated States of 11,535 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 18,190 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 18,190 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 6,304 number in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.