School enrollment, secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School enrollment, secondary, female was 95.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 95.1% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 95.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1971.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.5% | — |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 24.6% | +77.1% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 11.5% | 24.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 39.3% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 51.0% | 95.1% | 8 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 95.1% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.