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% |
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 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,193 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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
- School completion Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.