Education in Sao Tome and Principe 117 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 37.5% 2025 down 10.7% 39th Population ages 15-64 58.6% 2025 up 7.5% 178th School enrollment, primary 110.4% 2017 down 10.0% 37th Primary education, teachers 1,193 2017 up 20.5% 176th School enrollment, primary, female 107.6% 2017 down 11.9% 42nd School enrollment, primary, male 113.2% 2017 down 8.0% 28th Labor force, female 49.4% 2025 up 3.5% 16th Labor force, total 35,075 2025 up 25.6% 185th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9674 GPI 2017 down 2.2% 148th School enrollment, secondary 90.4% 2017 up 94.6% 106th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 50.0% 93rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 40.7% 92nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5.2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.7% 53rd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.5 per 1,000 2024 down 9.4% 29th Secondary education, teachers 936 2016 up 150.9% 178th School enrollment, secondary, female 95.1% 2017 up 96.3% 87th School enrollment, secondary, male 85.7% 2017 up 92.2% 115th School enrollment, tertiary 12.8% 2015 up 226.5% 151st School enrollment, primary, private 1.4% 2017 — 184th School enrollment, preprimary 50.3% 2016 up 76.9% 120th School enrollment, tertiary, female 13.0% 2015 up 244.4% 145th School enrollment, tertiary, male 12.6% 2015 up 210.2% 146th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.16 GPI 2017 up 8.4% 11th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2015 up 10.9% 135th Secondary education, teachers, female 305 2016 up 548.9% 185th Primary completion rate, female 87.2% 2017 up 20.6% 134th Primary completion rate, male 83.1% 2017 up 21.1% 136th Government expenditure on education, total 5.0% 2023 down 24.8% 64th Secondary education, general pupils 24,422 2017 up 174.5% 172nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 74.9% 2017 up 142.9% 127th School enrollment, preprimary, female 52.6% 2016 up 81.3% 116th School enrollment, preprimary, male 48.1% 2016 up 72.3% 123rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 92.7% 2016 up 23.5% 90th Government expenditure on education, total 18.1% 2024 up 46.8% 31st Secondary education, general pupils 53.0% 2017 up 2.6% 14th Lower secondary completion rate, female 80.1% 2017 up 155.6% 125th Lower secondary completion rate, male 69.6% 2017 up 129.2% 128th Children out of school 2.9% 2017 down 63.5% 110th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 37,172 2017 up 18.4% 172nd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 25,875 2017 up 187.6% 175th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 74.8% 2008 up 22.5% 125th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 62.0% 2008 up 17.4% 137th Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,453 2017 up 1,353.0% 159th Number of infant deaths, female 26 2024 down 46.9% 164th Number of infant deaths, male 34 2024 down 46.0% 163rd Number of under-five deaths, female 39 2024 down 49.4% 161st Number of under-five deaths, male 49 2024 down 49.0% 161st Children out of school, female 3.7% 2017 down 46.4% 110th Children out of school, male 2.0% 2017 down 76.9% 134th Secondary education, vocational pupils 56.0% 2017 up 330.9% 10th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 91.6% 2017 down 9.4% 163rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 9.3% 2025 down 22.7% 56th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 9.0% 2025 down 3.3% 41st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 9.1% 2025 down 13.8% 44th Primary education, teachers 54.9% 2017 down 0.8% 162nd Repeaters, primary, total 12.3% 2017 down 52.8% 23rd Page 1 of 2 Next →