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 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
10 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 211 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
9 tertiary education
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2022
Start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 10 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 10 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 2012.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start month of the academic school year in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 tertiary education | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 tertiary education | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.78 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 9 |
| 2020s | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 3 |
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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 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 tertiary education in 2022, 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 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 2012.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release