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

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 15,204 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
15,204 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
15,204 number
in 2020
All-time low
4,700 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 15,204 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 15,204 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,700 number, in 1988.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 4,706 number
1971 5,122 number +8.8%
1972 5,105 number -0.3%
1973 5,179 number +1.4%
1974 5,344 number +3.2%
1975 5,548 number +3.8%
1976 5,718 number +3.1%
1977 5,704 number -0.2%
1978 5,767 number +1.1%
1979 5,928 number +2.8%
1980 6,167 number +4.0%
1981 6,430 number +4.3%
1982 6,506 number +1.2%
1983 6,634 number +2.0%
1984 6,791 number +2.4%
1985 6,938 number +2.2%
1986 7,045 number +1.5%
1987 7,099 number +0.8%
1988 4,700 number -33.8%
1989 4,701 number +0.0%
1990 4,750 number +1.0%
1991 4,953 number +4.3%
1992 5,348 number +8.0%
1993 5,778 number +8.0%
1994 6,199 number +7.3%
1995 6,588 number +6.3%
1996 6,879 number +4.4%
1997 7,016 number +2.0%
1998 7,086 number +1.0%
1999 10,819 number +52.7%
2000 10,842 number +0.2%
2001 10,917 number +0.7%
2002 11,002 number +0.8%
2003 11,116 number +1.0%
2004 11,215 number +0.9%
2005 11,276 number +0.5%
2006 7,539 number -33.1%
2007 7,420 number -1.6%
2008 7,350 number -0.9%
2009 7,338 number -0.2%
2010 7,408 number +1.0%
2011 11,149 number +50.5%
2012 11,394 number +2.2%
2013 11,662 number +2.4%
2014 11,960 number +2.6%
2015 12,349 number +3.3%
2016 12,860 number +4.1%
2017 13,393 number +4.1%
2018 13,997 number +4.5%
2019 14,618 number +4.4%
2020 15,204 number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,412 number 4,706 number 5,928 number 10
1980s 6,301 number 4,700 number 7,099 number 10
1990s 6,542 number 4,750 number 10,819 number 10
2000s 9,602 number 7,338 number 11,276 number 10
2010s 12,079 number 7,408 number 14,618 number 10
2020s 15,204 number 15,204 number 15,204 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 171 Iceland 17,014 number compare
  2. 172 Malta 16,135 number compare
  3. 173 Belize 15,937 number compare
  4. 175 Macau, China 12,677 number compare
  5. 176 French Polynesia 12,465 number compare
  6. 177 Maldives 9,384 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 15,204 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 15,204 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 4,700 number in 1988.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.