School age population, tertiary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, tertiary education, female was 8,995 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe is 8,995 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 8,995 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,089 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,089 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,414 number | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 3,512 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3,567 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 3,618 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3,715 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3,911 number | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 4,092 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 4,233 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 4,340 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4,454 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 4,607 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4,708 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 4,807 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4,899 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4,984 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 5,063 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5,166 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5,253 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5,315 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5,351 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,344 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5,383 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5,483 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5,690 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 6,013 number | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 6,465 number | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 6,951 number | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 7,430 number | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 7,821 number | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 8,110 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 8,261 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8,259 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,245 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,271 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8,338 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8,739 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8,797 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8,818 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,808 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,758 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8,597 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8,519 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8,540 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,629 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8,629 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,995 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,749 number | 3,089 number | 4,340 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,926 number | 4,454 number | 5,315 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,193 number | 5,344 number | 7,821 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,465 number | 8,110 number | 8,818 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,667 number | 8,519 number | 8,995 number | 7 |
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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, tertiary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 8,995 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 8,995 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,089 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.