Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 81.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 81.9% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 111.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 81.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2004.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th of 176 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, upper secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.2% | — |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +37.6% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 35.3% | 56.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 49.9% | 81.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 86 Morocco 83.5% compare
- 87 Samoa 82.9% compare
- 88 Palestine, State of 82.1% compare
- 90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81.4% compare
- 91 Iceland 81.1% compare
- 92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.0% 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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 81.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2004.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release