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
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.