Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9931 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.9931 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2017.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.992 GPIA, in 1977.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.14 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.992 GPIA | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9931 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 186 Central African Republic 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 187 Puerto Rico 0.9956 GPIA compare
- 188 Paraguay 0.9948 GPIA compare
- 190 British Virgin Islands 0.9928 GPIA compare
- 191 Costa Rica 0.9927 GPIA compare
- 192 Peru 0.9921 GPIA compare
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,093 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.9931 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.992 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release