Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 936 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe is 936, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 150.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1,066 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 107, in 1971.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 107 | — |
| 1984 | 335 | +213.1% |
| 2004 | 342 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 373 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 601 | +61.1% |
| 2012 | 665 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 729 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 793 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1,066 | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 936 | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 |
| 1980s | 335 | 335 | 335 | 1 |
| 2000s | 357.5 | 342 | 373 | 2 |
| 2010s | 798.33 | 601 | 1,066 | 6 |
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- 180 Guam 880 compare
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sao Tome and Principe was 936 in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,066 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.