School completion, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School completion, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for school completion, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School completion, per unit of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +49.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 47.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 34.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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 completion, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School completion, per unit of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest school completion, per unit of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school completion, per unit of gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
School completion divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
School completion ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
School completion divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.