Start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Start month of the academic school year was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 221 countries
All-time high
10
in 1997
All-time low
9
in 2008
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 10 for start month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 10 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2008.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 1 Benin 10 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 10 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 10 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 compare
- 1 Congo 10 compare
- 1 Comoros 10 compare
- 1 Germany 10 compare
- 1 Gabon 10 compare
- 1 Guinea 10 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 1 Haiti 10 compare
- 1 Cambodia 10 compare
- 1 Lebanon 10 compare
- 1 Madagascar 10 compare
- 1 Mali 10 compare
- 1 Niger 10 compare
- 1 Senegal 10 compare
- 1 Somalia 10 compare
- 1 Chad 10 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 10 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 start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release