Teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Teachers in primary education, female was 655 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 655 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 662 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 280 number, in 1978.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 280 number | — |
| 1984 | 325 number | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 339 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 361 number | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 289 number | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 519 number | +79.6% |
| 2005 | 548 number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 628 number | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 662 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 662 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 610 number | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 596 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 509 number | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 626 number | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 655 number | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 280 number | 280 number | 280 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 341.67 number | 325 number | 361 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 289 number | 289 number | 289 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 565 number | 519 number | 628 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 617.14 number | 509 number | 662 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 655 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 662 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 280 number in 1978.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.