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
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.