Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 92.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 92.4% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 92.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2003.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.6% | — |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 64.6% | 84.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 83.0% | 92.4% | 4 |
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 92.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2003.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th out of 163 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release