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

Sao Tome and Principe: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 7,525 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
7,525 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
7,525 number
in 2020
All-time low
2,309 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 7,525 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 7,525 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,309 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, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,322 number
1971 2,521 number +8.6%
1972 2,531 number +0.4%
1973 2,595 number +2.5%
1974 2,712 number +4.5%
1975 2,845 number +4.9%
1976 2,940 number +3.3%
1977 2,912 number -1.0%
1978 2,931 number +0.7%
1979 3,013 number +2.8%
1980 3,139 number +4.2%
1981 3,269 number +4.1%
1982 3,275 number +0.2%
1983 3,301 number +0.8%
1984 3,345 number +1.3%
1985 3,393 number +1.4%
1986 3,441 number +1.4%
1987 3,480 number +1.1%
1988 2,309 number -33.6%
1989 2,309 number +0.0%
1990 2,328 number +0.8%
1991 2,426 number +4.2%
1992 2,629 number +8.4%
1993 2,854 number +8.6%
1994 3,075 number +7.7%
1995 3,278 number +6.6%
1996 3,425 number +4.5%
1997 3,485 number +1.8%
1998 3,510 number +0.7%
1999 5,345 number +52.3%
2000 5,350 number +0.1%
2001 5,391 number +0.8%
2002 5,442 number +0.9%
2003 5,509 number +1.2%
2004 5,567 number +1.1%
2005 5,599 number +0.6%
2006 3,741 number -33.2%
2007 3,682 number -1.6%
2008 3,645 number -1.0%
2009 3,635 number -0.3%
2010 3,668 number +0.9%
2011 5,521 number +50.5%
2012 5,639 number +2.1%
2013 5,770 number +2.3%
2014 5,919 number +2.6%
2015 6,113 number +3.3%
2016 6,366 number +4.1%
2017 6,631 number +4.2%
2018 6,929 number +4.5%
2019 7,237 number +4.4%
2020 7,525 number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,732 number 2,322 number 3,013 number 10
1980s 3,126 number 2,309 number 3,480 number 10
1990s 3,236 number 2,328 number 5,345 number 10
2000s 4,756 number 3,635 number 5,599 number 10
2010s 5,979 number 3,668 number 7,237 number 10
2020s 7,525 number 7,525 number 7,525 number 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 171 Iceland 8,410 number compare
  2. 172 Belize 7,911 number compare
  3. 173 Malta 7,888 number compare
  4. 175 Macao 6,142 number compare
  5. 176 French Polynesia 6,099 number compare
  6. 177 Maldives 5,006 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 7,525 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 7,525 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,309 number in 1988.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.