Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Sao Tome and Principe

Primary completion rate in Sao Tome and Principe in 2017 — 85.15%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 134. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 38.98 pp.

2017 85.15% +5.52 pp vs 2016
World rank 105of 134
Period maximum 111.34%1982
Period minimum 44.45%1999

Trend over time

1977–2017 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Sao Tome and Principe, 1977–2017406080100120197719811985198919931997200120052009201320171977: 46.17%1980: 49.76%1981: 88.45%1982: 111.34%1983: 110.5%1984: 107.46%1985: 98.93%1987: 56.67%1988: 72.04%1990: 78.88%1999: 44.45%2002: 55.71%2003: 54.81%2004: 68.37%2005: 71.67%2007: 70.44%2008: 73.63%2009: 82.27%2010: 82.45%2011: 108.79%2013: 96.08%2014: 87.79%2016: 79.63%2017: 85.15%
Change over the period: +38.98 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 85.15%
World 88.2%
Primary completion rate — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 85.15 +5.52 pp
2016 79.63
2014 87.79 −8.28 pp
2013 96.08
2011 108.79 +26.34 pp
2010 82.45 +0.18 pp
2009 82.27 +8.64 pp
2008 73.63 +3.18 pp
2007 70.44
2005 71.67 +3.31 pp
2004 68.37 +13.56 pp
2003 54.81 −0.9 pp
2002 55.71
1999 44.45
1990 78.88
1988 72.04 +15.37 pp
1987 56.67
1985 98.93 −8.53 pp
1984 107.46 −3.04 pp
1983 110.5 −0.84 pp
1982 111.34 +22.89 pp
1981 88.45 +38.69 pp
1980 49.76
1977 46.17

Middle Africa, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 85.15 CM Cameroon 68.7 TD Chad 36.4

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.