Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Sao Tome and Principe

Tertiary education enrollment in Sao Tome and Principe in 2015 — 12.8%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 147. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 8.9 pp.

2015 12.8% +3.6 pp vs 2014
World rank 122of 147
Period maximum 12.8%2015
Period minimum 3.9%2009

Trend over time

2009–2015 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–201505101520092010201120122013201420152009: 3.9%2010: 4.2%2012: 7.8%2014: 9.2%2015: 12.8%
Change over the period: +8.9 pp Annual average: 1.48 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Sao Tome and Principe 12.8%
World 36.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 12.8 +3.6 pp
2014 9.2
2012 7.8
2010 4.2 +0.3 pp
2009 3.9

Middle Africa, 2015

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

CM Cameroon 17.3 ST Sao Tome and Principe 12.8 AO Angola 8.8 TD Chad 3.2

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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