Secondary education, vocational pupils in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 56.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 56.0% for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and up 330.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 56.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2007.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.3% | — |
| 1972 | 23.2% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +119.6% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +130.8% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +59.7% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 23.2% | 51.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 47.3% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 13.0% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 26.9% | 56.0% | 8 |
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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 secondary education, vocational pupils in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Sao Tome and Principe was 56.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2007.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 330.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.