Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 5.03%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 121. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 2.31 pp.
2002–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.03 | −0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 5.19 | −0.35 pp |
| 2021 | 5.54 | +0.51 pp |
| 2020 | 5.03 | −1.08 pp |
| 2019 | 6.11 | +0.48 pp |
| 2018 | 5.62 | −0.25 pp |
| 2017 | 5.87 | −0.24 pp |
| 2016 | 6.12 | +1.42 pp |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.27 pp |
| 2014 | 4.43 | −2.25 pp |
| 2013 | 6.69 | −0.24 pp |
| 2012 | 6.93 | −1.87 pp |
| 2011 | 8.79 | −1.19 pp |
| 2010 | 9.99 | −0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 9.99 | +4.44 pp |
| 2008 | 5.55 | −0.73 pp |
| 2007 | 6.29 | +2.02 pp |
| 2006 | 4.27 | −0.59 pp |
| 2005 | 4.86 | +1.62 pp |
| 2004 | 3.23 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 3.25 | +0.53 pp |
| 2002 | 2.72 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sao Tome and Principe
5.03
Republic of the Congo
3.34
Chad
3.2
Cameroon
2.84
Angola
2.51
Gabon
2.32
Central African Republic
1.83
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.