Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 97.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1980–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe is 97.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 97.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1998.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.5% | — |
| 1981 | 76.9% | +52.1% |
| 1982 | 71.1% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 78.9% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | -47.0% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | +84.0% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +7.7% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 97.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 97.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +84.0% | 44.1% | 81.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.1% | 50.5% | 83.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 80.9% | 88.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 90.1% | 97.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 97.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1998.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.