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 94.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 94.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2017.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 99.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 1972.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 87.7% | — |
| 1972 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 94.2% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 96.0% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 93.8% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 95.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.8% | 85.3% | 96.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 93.8% | 97.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.7% | 99.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 92.6% | 97.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 95 South Africa 94.8% compare
- 96 Bahrain 94.7% compare
- 97 Russian Federation 94.7% compare
- 99 Mauritius 94.4% compare
- 100 Equatorial Guinea 94.2% compare
- 101 Malaysia 94.1% compare
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 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 94.4% 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 99.5% in 2003.
- 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 85.3% in 1972.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th out of 219 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 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release