School age population, tertiary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, tertiary education, male was 9,195 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 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, male in Sao Tome and Principe is 9,195 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 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9,195 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,215 number, in 1970.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,215 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,534 number | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 3,600 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 3,643 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 3,674 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3,721 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3,810 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 3,867 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 3,918 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3,975 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 4,065 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 4,203 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4,331 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4,485 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 4,653 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 4,829 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 5,019 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 5,196 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 5,325 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 5,408 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5,451 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 5,473 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5,564 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5,697 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5,922 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 6,239 number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6,659 number | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 7,082 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 7,528 number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 7,923 number | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 8,238 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 8,426 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8,443 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8,444 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,477 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8,547 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8,932 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 8,962 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8,976 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,968 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,923 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,761 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8,707 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,736 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8,824 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8,824 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,195 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,696 number | 3,215 number | 3,975 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,751 number | 4,065 number | 5,408 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,354 number | 5,451 number | 7,923 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,641 number | 8,238 number | 8,976 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,853 number | 8,707 number | 9,195 number | 7 |
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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, tertiary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 9,195 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9,195 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,215 number in 1970.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.