Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Sao Tome and Principe

Primary school enrollment in Sao Tome and Principe in 2017 — 93.1%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 137. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 1 pp.

2017 93.1% +5.1 pp vs 2015
World rank 85of 137
Period maximum 96.5%2003
Period minimum 80.1%1999

Trend over time

1983–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Sao Tome and Principe, 1983–20178085909510019831987199119951999200320072011201520171983: 94.1%1984: 94.2%1987: 88.2%1988: 89.9%1990: 92.8%1999: 80.1%2002: 93.9%2003: 96.5%2004: 96.4%2005: 95%2007: 89.7%2008: 90.3%2009: 90.9%2010: 90.5%2013: 88.5%2014: 88.4%2015: 87.9%2017: 93.1%
Change over the period: −1 pp Annual average: -0.03 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 93.1%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 93.1
2015 87.9 −0.5 pp
2014 88.4 −0.1 pp
2013 88.5
2010 90.5 −0.4 pp
2009 90.9 +0.6 pp
2008 90.3 +0.6 pp
2007 89.7
2005 95 −1.4 pp
2004 96.4 −0.1 pp
2003 96.5 +2.6 pp
2002 93.9
1999 80.1
1990 92.8
1988 89.9 +1.7 pp
1987 88.2
1984 94.2 +0.1 pp
1983 94.1

Middle Africa, 2017

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

ST Sao Tome and Principe 93.1 CM Cameroon 92.9

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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