Education in Sao Tome and Principe 1,261 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936 2016 up 150.9% 182nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,544 2017 down 44.2% 110th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,458 2016 up 58.9% 170th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,769 2016 up 64.1% 168th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,875 2017 up 187.6% 175th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,172 2017 up 18.4% 172nd Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year 2017 down 43.5% 59th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 45.2% 28th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1796 units per person 2017 down 2.9% 14th Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,172 2017 up 18.4% 174th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.14 % change on previous year 2017 down 43.5% 62nd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 45.2% 28th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1796 units per person 2017 down 2.9% 14th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,093 2017 up 16.9% 174th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year 2017 down 13.5% 55th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0874 units per person 2017 down 4.2% 13th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,079 2017 up 19.9% 174th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year 2017 down 63.0% 66th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0922 units per person 2017 down 1.7% 16th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,875 2017 up 187.6% 178th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 11.38 % change on previous year 2017 up 313.7% 13th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,193 2017 up 4.6% 179th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year 2017 down 17.9% 39th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,749 2017 up 198.4% 174th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.13 % change on previous year 2017 up 321.7% 16th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,126 2017 up 196.3% 179th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.54 % change on previous year 2017 up 38.8% 14th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,227 2016 up 61.6% 173rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.17 % change on previous year 2016 up 61.1% 37th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,336 2015 up 231.8% 176th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 655 2017 up 11.4% 181st Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 538 2017 down 2.6% 166th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,178 2015 up 251.6% 176th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1,158 2015 up 213.8% 171st Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.4% 156th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 50.2% 21st Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,193 2017 up 4.6% 176th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 58.6% 2025 up 7.5% 181st Population ages 0-14 37.5% 2025 down 10.7% 39th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.125 units per person 2017 up 135.8% 13th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 45.9% 28th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 44.5% 28th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 2,752 2017 down 36.9% 109th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 1,792 2017 down 52.7% 108th Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year 2017 down 19.0% 49th Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year 2017 down 17.1% 52nd Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 33.2% 18th Page 1 of 22 Next →